@conference {40691,
	title = {Alkane technology estimates of summer and winter herbage intake of four specialty carpet wool breeds, Romneys and Merinos},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {55},
	year = {1995},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {130-132},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Groups of between 12 and 39 mixed age alpaca females with young at  foot, and similar numbers of non-lactating Wiltshire Horn sheep, were  grazed in three sets of paired plots of mixed perennial ryegrass/white  clover/Yorkshire fog/cocksfoot pastures. Each pair of plots was grazed twice  over a period of four months (January-June) in order to compare patterns of  grazing behaviour and diet selection. All pastures contained substantial  proportions of dead material. Grazing behaviour was recorded manually  over 24 hours in each period, and diet selection assessed from marked grass  tillers and clover nodes set out on long transects in each plot.   Alpacas and sheep spent similar time grazing (8.7 vs 8.5 },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Champion SC and Robards GE and Lindsay AR and Friend MA}
}
