A Physiological Stimulating Factor of Water Intake during and after Dry Forage Feeding in Large-type Goats
When ruminants consume dry forage, they also drink large volumes of water. The objective of this study was to clarify which factor produced when feed boluses enter the rumen is mainly responsible for the marked increase in water intake in the second hour of the 2 h feeding period in large-type goats...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
2012-04-01
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| Series: | Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/25-65.pdf |