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  • Alternative feeding practices for livestock in confinement and on pasture = Izkušnje s spremenjenim krmljenjem živali v hlevu in na paši
    Provenza, Frederick D. ; Rogošić, Jozo ; Pfister, James A.
    We discuss why herbivores eat a variety of foods and why diets that enable animals to select among alternative foods may enable individuals to better meet nutritional needs in confinement and on ... pastures. We suggest that: (1) animals can more efficiently meet their individual needs for macronutrients when offered a choice among dietary ingredients than when constrained to a single diet, even if it is nutritionally balanced; (2) transient food aversions compound the inefficiency of a single mixed diet bz depressing intake even among animals suited to that nutritional profile; and (3) alternative feeding practices may allow producers to efficiently capitalize onthe agency of animals, thus reducing illness and improving performance.
    Type of material - conference contribution
    Publish date - 2001
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 1207176