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Equipment for the separate collection of faeces and urine from sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2016

P. McDonald
P. McDonald*
Affiliation:
Edinburgh and East of Scotland College of Agriculture
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A number of metabolism crates for the separate collection of faeces and urine from sheep have been described by various workers. These fall into two main categories, collection of excreta by bag and funnel of the pattern described by Raymond, Harris and Harker (1953), and separation without harness by the use of wire screens which deflect the faeces into a container and permit the urine to flow through a metal funnel into a collection bottle. Bratzler (1951) has described in detail a metabolism crate of this latter type which has the advantage that it can be used for sheep of either sex.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production , Volume 1958 , 1958 , pp. 31 - 32
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1958

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References

Bratzler, J. W., , 1951. A metabolism crate for use with sheep. J. Anim. Sci, 10: 592.Google Scholar
Raymond, W. F., , Harris, C. E., , Harker, V. G., , 1953. Studies on the digestibility of herbage. 1. Technique of measurement of digestibility. Brit. Grassl. Soc, 8: 301 Google Scholar