Grazing Behaviour of the Swamp Buffalo {Bubalus bubalis}

Studies on the grazing behaviour of the swamp buffaloes were carried out ill the Universiti Pertaniall Malaysia farm at Puchong. The results have shown that grazing took place throughout the whole 24-hour period with the greater part during the da;y. As a means of thermoregulation the animals wallow...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Kassim, H., Baharin, K.
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	1979
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2002/1/Grazing_Behaviour_of_the_Swamp_Buffalo_%7BBubalus_bubalis%7D.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2002/
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution:	Universiti Putra Malaysia
Language:	English English

id	my.upm.eprints.2002
record_format	eprints
spelling	my.upm.eprints.20022013-05-27T06:58:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2002/ Grazing Behaviour of the Swamp Buffalo {Bubalus bubalis} Kassim, H. Baharin, K. Studies on the grazing behaviour of the swamp buffaloes were carried out ill the Universiti Pertaniall Malaysia farm at Puchong. The results have shown that grazing took place throughout the whole 24-hour period with the greater part during the da;y. As a means of thermoregulation the animals wallowed in a pool of water during the day and night,. this was important in controlling body temperature and for the animals' well-being and hence their productivity. During the night the animals were either lying down or standing,.there was with very little walking. Rumination took place while the animals were wallowing or lying down. 1979 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2002/1/Grazing_Behaviour_of_the_Swamp_Buffalo_%7BBubalus_bubalis%7D.pdf Kassim, H. and Baharin, K. (1979) Grazing Behaviour of the Swamp Buffalo {Bubalus bubalis}. Pertanika, 2 (2). pp. 125-127. English
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
building	UPM Library
collection	Institutional Repository
continent	Asia
country	Malaysia
content_provider	Universiti Putra Malaysia
content_source	UPM Institutional Repository
url_provider	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/
language	English English
description	Studies on the grazing behaviour of the swamp buffaloes were carried out ill the Universiti Pertaniall Malaysia farm at Puchong. The results have shown that grazing took place throughout the whole 24-hour period with the greater part during the da;y. As a means of thermoregulation the animals wallowed in a pool of water during the day and night,. this was important in controlling body temperature and for the animals' well-being and hence their productivity. During the night the animals were either lying down or standing,.there was with very little walking. Rumination took place while the animals were wallowing or lying down.
format	Article
author	Kassim, H. Baharin, K.
spellingShingle	Kassim, H. Baharin, K. Grazing Behaviour of the Swamp Buffalo {Bubalus bubalis}
author_facet	Kassim, H. Baharin, K.
author_sort	Kassim, H.
title	Grazing Behaviour of the Swamp Buffalo {Bubalus bubalis}
title_short	Grazing Behaviour of the Swamp Buffalo {Bubalus bubalis}
title_full	Grazing Behaviour of the Swamp Buffalo {Bubalus bubalis}
title_fullStr	Grazing Behaviour of the Swamp Buffalo {Bubalus bubalis}
title_full_unstemmed	Grazing Behaviour of the Swamp Buffalo {Bubalus bubalis}
title_sort	grazing behaviour of the swamp buffalo {bubalus bubalis}
publishDate	1979
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2002/1/Grazing_Behaviour_of_the_Swamp_Buffalo_%7BBubalus_bubalis%7D.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2002/
_version_	1643822189031456768

Grazing Behaviour of the Swamp Buffalo {Bubalus bubalis}

Similar Items