Influence of forbs and shrubs on intake, digestibility, and nitrogen and energy balance in sheep fed low-quality straw

Agriculture & Biology

• forbs 84%
• alfalfa hay 83%
• nitrogen balance 80%
• energy balance 73%
• straw 63%
• shrubs 60%
• digestibility 57%
• sheep 48%
• diet 31%
• barley straw 26%
• Sphaeralcea coccinea 21%
• metabolizable energy 21%
• Chamaedaphne calyculata 18%
• Atriplex canescens 16%
• digestion 15%
• Croton 13%
• Meliaceae 12%
• yearlings 11%
• energy content 10%
• dry matter intake 10%
• urine 8%
• mountains 8%
• nutrients 6%
• cells 3%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• digestibility 100%
• hay 89%
• sheep 76%
• straw 71%
• energy balance 67%
• shrub 64%
• diet 53%
• nitrogen 42%
• barley 23%
• digestion 19%
• experiment 11%
• urine 10%
• energy 9%
• mountain 6%
• nutrient 6%
• cell 6%
• effect 2%