@conference {40186,
	title = {Inheritance of loose wool bulk},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {49},
	year = {1989},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {297-302},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The digestive efficiency of deer, goats and sheep fed on chaffed   lucerne hay was compared during summer (S) and winter (W). VFI, rumen   pool size and rumen ammonia concentration showed seasonal cycles in red   deer, with maximum values in S and minimum values in W, whereas rumen   FOR showed lower values in S than in W, especially for particulate   matter. Despite an increase in VFI, deer were thus able to maintain DM   and fibre digestibility in S, due to simultaneously increasing rumen   size and reducing outflow rate. Goats showed higher fibre digestibility   relative to sheep, associated with a larger proportion of small   particles in rumen digesta. Goats also had the highest rate of rumen   ammonia production. Relative to goats and sheep, deer showed very low   levels of VFI and rumen pool size in W, emphasising the importance of   understanding the factors controlling winter inappetence in red deer,   whilst the superior fibre digesting capability of goats suggests they   could be most efficiently used to utilise low quality fibrous feeds.    },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Sumner RMW and Clarke JN and Johnson DL}
}
