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- Title
A model of the grazing of hill vegetation by sheep in the UK. II. The prediction of offtake by sheep.
- Authors
Armstrong, Helen M.; Gordon, Iain J.; Hutchings, Nicholas J.; Illius, Andrew W.; Milne, John A.; Sibbald, Alan R.
- Abstract
Discusses a model of the grazing of hill vegetation by sheep in the UK and predicts offtake by sheep. Details of the model which predicts season changes in the quantity and digestibility of offtake by ewes and lambs grazing seven dwarf shrub-dominated and five grass-dominated vegetation types commonly found in the hill areas of the UK; Calculation of the potential daily intake of digestible dry matter; Sensitivity of the model.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; RANGE management; GRAZING; SHEEP; VEGETATION monitoring; PLANT growth
- Publication
Journal of Applied Ecology, 1997, Vol 34, Issue 1, p186
- ISSN
0021-8901
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/2404858