Sheep and goat feeding behavior profile in grazing systems

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dc.creatorTairon Pannunzio Dias-Silva
dc.creatorAdibe Luiz Abdalla
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:58:39Z
dc.descriptionFeeding behavior analysis provides information about the relationships between animals and pastures. Therefore, this review aims to describe some aspects of the feeding behavior profiles of both sheep and goats in grazing systems. The structure of the pasture is a key factor in the feeding behavior of grazing animals. The amount of feed consumed in a given period of time is affected by the number of meals, duration and velocity of swallowing, changes in grazing time, bite rate, bite weight, and quality of ingested forage. The different phenological stages of forage also influence the animals’ strategies to optimize their intake, which consequently changes their behavioral activities. Sheep and goats tend to be more selective than cattle, and young animals are more selective than older animals; this selectivity characteristic is one of the most important aspects to be observed in pasture management. According to the degree of selectivity, the animals will intake forages of higher or lower nutritive quality. In addition, the intensity and distribution of their daily activities (grazing, ruminating, and resting) are influenced by several factors, such as the availability and nutritive value of the pasture, its management, the animal activity in the group, and the predominant climatic conditions of the region.
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dc.identifier1806-2636
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dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/journal/3031/303168054026/
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dc.identifier10.4025/actascianimsci.v43i1.51265
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/449266
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversidade Estadual de Maringá
dc.relationhttp://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3031
dc.rightsActa Scientiarum. Animal Sciences
dc.sourceActa Scientiarum. Animal Sciences (Brasil) Vol.43
dc.subjectAgrociencias
dc.titleSheep and goat feeding behavior profile in grazing systems
dc.typeartículo científico

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