Nine ewe and eight wether weanling lambs were fed a pelleted diet containing 60% roughage and 40% concentrate for 12 h/day. Feed consumption (FC) was measured during the first 30 and 60 min (FC-30, -60). Total daily consumption (FCT) was also measured. With these data, feed efficiency (FE), eating rate index (ERI = FC/BW.75) and propensity to eat (percentage FC/unit of time) were calculated. Af...