Effects of Feeding Methods of Total Mixed Ration on Behavior Patterns of Growing Hanwoo Steers (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION The eating behavior of ruminants, such as feed intake, ruminating time and number of chews, varies by feed type and physical characteristics and absolutely affects the digestive physiology of the ruminant. Moreover, it is used as an indicator of the physical and chemical characteristics of roughage (Lee et al., 2004b; Lee et al., 2008). Particularly, the physical shape and feeding ratio of roughage affect the eating and ruminating time (Gill et al., 1969; Castle et al., 1979) and considerably change the buffering capacity in the rumen by affecting the secretion of saliva (Bartley, 1976).