The effects of roughage type on the daily patterns of feed intake and eating behaviour in young sheep

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dc.contributor.authorPolat, E. S.
dc.contributor.authorCoskun, B.
dc.contributor.authorGurbuz, E.
dc.contributor.authorBalevi, T.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T18:43:59Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T18:43:59Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe effects of roughage type on the daily patterns of feed intake and eating behaviour were investigated in young sheep, individually housed. A total of 24 young sheep were allotted in 4 equal groups according to the roughage type (barley straw, corn silage, alfalfa hay and sugar beet pulp) distributed ad libitum 6 times a day in 4 hours meal intervals. Roughage intake and eating behaviour were analysed using a camera recording system for 24 hours for 7 days. The intake of barley straw (characterized by the highest crude fiber and NDF contents) was significantly depressed compared to the other roughages leading to a significantly decreased body weight and sheep spent significantly less time and low frequently eating and they have presented significantly longer resting periods than others. Sheep have eaten significantly more alfalfa hay (crude fiber: 30.1% and NDF: 50.0%) than the other roughages, have spent frequently and long time eating and have rested frequently. In the group fed with sugar beet pulp (crude fiber: 17.5% and NDF: 46.0%), animals have preferred shorter but more frequent meals than with corn silage (crude fiber: 25.2% and NDF: 64.0%) and alfalfa hay including after midnight whereas sheep from the other groups were sleeping. These results show that the NDF and moisture contents of the roughage directly affected the ingestibility leading to some changes in the eating behaviour, particularly in the frequency and quantity of meals and in the duration of resting periods.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage510en_US
dc.identifier.issn0035-1555en_US
dc.identifier.issn2258-0646en_US
dc.identifier.issue11en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage503en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/29922
dc.identifier.volume164en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000333343300004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherECOLE NATIONALE VETERINAIRE TOULOUSEen_US
dc.relation.ispartofREVUE DE MEDECINE VETERINAIREen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectsheepen_US
dc.subjectroughage intakeen_US
dc.subjecteating behaviouren_US
dc.subjectbarley strawen_US
dc.subjectalfalfa hayen_US
dc.subjectsugar beet pulpen_US
dc.subjectcorn silageen_US
dc.titleThe effects of roughage type on the daily patterns of feed intake and eating behaviour in young sheepen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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