This text provides a review of knowledge on all aspects of the nutrition of sheep. Although the main emphasis is on sheep grazing temperate pastures, there is also coverage of the nutrition of intesively reared lambs and of grazing in extensive rangelands. The book should be suitable for advanced undergraduate students, as well as postgraduates and research workers.
Intake of feed, digestion and metabolism; use of energy and protein for maintenance, pregnancy, milk production, wool growth and weight gain; trace elements and parasite/nutrient interactions. (Part contents).