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Comparative aspects of water intake and its flow through the gastro-intestinal tract of kids and lambs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. R. Alam ,
D. P. Poppi  and
A. R. Sykes
M. R. Alam
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
D. P. Poppi
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
A. R. Sykes
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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It is increasingly being recognized that water intake in goats is considerably lower than in sheep on the same feed (Gihad, 1976; Gihad, El-Bedawy & Mehrez, 1980; Alam, Poppi & Sykes, 1983). It is, however, difficult to judge the significance of this difference for water transactions in the digestive tract. This paper describes the comparative water consumption and flow in the digestive tract of kids and lambs.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 108 , Issue 1 , February 1987 , pp. 253 - 256
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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