Publication Date
1989
Location
Nice France
Description
Observations have been made on the reactions of sheep to variations in leaf mark (Cahn and Harper, 1976) and cyanogenic glucoside concentration (Corkill, 1952) in white clover (Trifolium repens L.), but little is known about the relative importance of alternative visual and biochemical cues in selective behaviour under grazing conditions. This paper reports the results of two studies at DSIR Grasslands Division, Palmerston North, New Zealand on the reactions of grazing sheep to white clover plants exhibiting substantial genotypic variation in leaf size and colour, leaf mark, and cyanogenic glucoside potency.
Citation
Hodgson, J; Clark, D A.; and Wewala, S, "The Influence of Physical and Biochemical Characteristics upon the Selection of White Clover by Grazing Sheep" (1989). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 19.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session9/19)
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The Influence of Physical and Biochemical Characteristics upon the Selection of White Clover by Grazing Sheep
Nice France
Observations have been made on the reactions of sheep to variations in leaf mark (Cahn and Harper, 1976) and cyanogenic glucoside concentration (Corkill, 1952) in white clover (Trifolium repens L.), but little is known about the relative importance of alternative visual and biochemical cues in selective behaviour under grazing conditions. This paper reports the results of two studies at DSIR Grasslands Division, Palmerston North, New Zealand on the reactions of grazing sheep to white clover plants exhibiting substantial genotypic variation in leaf size and colour, leaf mark, and cyanogenic glucoside potency.
