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1) The study examined how chemical impairment of taste, smell, and touch and physical obstruction of sight affected forage preferences in sheep. 2) Twenty-five sheep were used in four trials to test all combinations of sensory impairments. Taste impairment had the largest influence, but the other senses supplemented taste in forage selection. 3) Sheep preferred sour and sweet plants and generally rejected bitter plants, though some bitter plants were still palatable. Smell played a minor role while touch a

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