Effects of long-term ad libitum feeding on the voluntary food intake, body weight, body composition and adipose tissue morphology of lean adult sheep

Abstract

Summary. An experiment was conducted in which adult Suffolk ewes were given an ad libitum diet for 9 months and then compared with control sheep fed a maintenance diet. The changes in body weight and food intake could be divided into three phases. In the first phase, a high food intake 3-3. Introduction.