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A device for measuring and sampling urine output from free-grazing steers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

K. Betteridge  and
W. G. K. Andrewes
K. Betteridge
Affiliation:
Grasslands Division, DSIR, P.O. Box 194, Kaikohe, New Zealand
W. G. K. Andrewes
Affiliation:
Grasslands Division, DSIR, P.O. Box 194, Kaikohe, New Zealand
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Summary

A non-surgical device which collects a pre-determined proportion of the urine voided by free grazing male cattle is described. The behaviour of animals trained to wear the collection equipment was similar to that of their contemporaries without the equipment. The performance and maintenance of the device are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 106 , Issue 2 , April 1986 , pp. 389 - 392
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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