A Modified Procedure for Esophageal Fistulation of Sheep
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Range Management
- Vol. 38 (1) , 88-90
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3899342
Abstract
Esophageal fistulation provides a well-documented standard for herbivore dietary composition studies against which other methods may be calibrated. Modified surgical procedures and animal husbandry practices are described which enabled esophageal fistulas to be fitted and maintained in free ranging sheep grazing improved mountain land pastures in New Zealand.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- A Comparison of Four Methods Used to Determine the Diets of Large HerbivoresJournal of Range Management, 1983