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Conditioned feeding responses in sheep to flavoured foods associated with sulphur doses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

J. Hills ,
I. Kyriazakis ,
J.V. Nolan ,
G.N. Hinch  and
E. Thomson
J. Hills
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia
I. Kyriazakis
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia
J.V. Nolan
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia
G.N. Hinch
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia
E. Thomson
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia
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The development by ruminants of strong conditioned flavour aversions (CFAs) to foods associated with the administration of LiCl (an artificial toxin) has demonstrated their potential to avoid feeds that cause negative postingestive consequences (Provenza, 1995). Weaker CFAs are formed when they ingest foods with the detrimental secondary plant compound, oxalic acid (Kyriazakis et al. 1997). Moreover, animals may exhibit conditioned preferences (CFPs) for foods supplying appropriate amounts of nutrients such as nitrogen (Provenza, 1995). In this study we tested whether a continuum exists in the formation of CFAs and CFPs to foods that are associated with increasing availability of sulphur (S) in crossbred ewes.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1998 , 1998 , pp. 26
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1998

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