Title:

Energy cost of feeding in Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep

Creator:

Chappel, R. W. ; Hudson, R. J.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1978

Description:

The energy cost of eating alfalfa/brome hay was determined for four Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. The average increase in metabolic rate was 0.43 and 0.46 kcal. kg−1•h for ewes and rams, respectively. This represented an increment of approximately 32%. Although the energy cost of eating was less than that of domestic sheep, it appeared to represent an important component of energy budget of free-ranging animals. Zbadano energetyczny koszt odżywiania się u czterech owiec kanadyjskich (Ovis canadensis) karmionych sianem.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

energy budget ; energy cost ; metabolic rate ; Ovis canadensis ; koszt energetyczny ; koszt odżywiania ; metabolizm ; wydatki energetyczne ; budżet energetyczny

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

23

Issue:

21

Start page:

359

End page:

363

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.78-25

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng. ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open