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| | Cereal crop residues as feed for goats and sheep |
 | | Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading, Berks RG6 2AT, UK (This paper was first presented at the "International Conference on Increasing Livestock Production through Utilization of Local Resources". |
 | | The smaller size of goats and sheep compared to cattle and buffalo is an apparent disadvantage because maintenance-energy requirement relative to live weight, is higher for small compared to large ruminants, yet intake-capacity for roughage feeds is not. |
 | | Blaxter K L, Wainman F W and Wilson R S 1961 The regulation of food intake in sheep. |
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