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Effect of air temperature and feed intake on live weight and water balance in sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. A. Degen  and
B. A. Young
A. A. Degen
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E3
B. A. Young
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E3
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Environmental conditions (Clark & Quin, 1949; Daws & Squires, 1974; Degen & Young, 1980) and total feed intake (Clark & Quin, 1949; Forbes, 1968; Degen & Young, 1980) influence the water intake of sheep. In general, high temperatures increase the requirements for water needed for evaporative cooling and high feed intakes necessitate more water for excretion of waste products. This study was designed to measure water intake and estimate the partition of water output in sheep maintained at four air temperatures and offered four levels of a ration.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 96 , Issue 2 , April 1981 , pp. 493 - 496
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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