Abstract
The use of South American camelids, as producers of fine fibres, has been proposed as a means of agricultural diversification. Relatively little is known however, of their nutrition and digestive ability under U.K. conditions. The present study was undertaken to determine if South American camelids (llama x guanaco) differ from sheep in terms of the voluntary intake and digestibility of contrasting forages.Two chaffed ryegrass hays of high (A) and low (B) nutritive value were fed ad libitum to six animals of each species for two periods of 22 days in a cross-over design.
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