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This document summarizes the results of 7 experiments on the effects of shearing, body condition, and pasture availability on food intake and grazing behavior of sheep. The experiments found that sheep with lower body weight due to undernutrition had higher digestible organic matter intake, both absolutely and relative to their body weight, compared to heavier sheep. Sheep also increased intake within 5 weeks of shearing when temperatures were around 8°C, but no increase was seen at 11°C. Shorn sheep achiev

Author

Pedro Aguila Mansilla

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EN