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J. Anim Sci. 1954. 13:878-884.
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An Esophageal Fistula for Animal Nutrition Studies

D. T. Torell1

University of California

Abstract

An esophageal fistula has been devised for collecting samples of feed eaten by gracing animals. A series of trials is described in which a sheep with an esophageal fistula was used as the sampling and collecting agent for range herbage.

Footnotes

1 The author wishes to acknowledge the help of Dr. A. C. McChesney, D.V.M., of Ukiah, California, who performed the surgery and offered technical advice concerning the operation involved.




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