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Test duration for water intake, ADG, and DMI in beef cattle.
Journal of animal science - 28 Jul 2018
Ahlberg Cashley M, Allwardt Kristi, Broocks Ashley, Bruno Kelsey, McPhillips Levi, Taylor Alexandra, Krehbiel Clint R, Calvo-Lorenzo Michelle, Richards Chris J, Place Sara E, DeSilva Udaya, VanOverbeke Deborah L, Mateescu Raluca G, Kuehn Larry A, Weaber Robert L, Bormann Jennifer M, Rolf Megan M
Abstract excerpt
Water is an essential nutrient, but the effect it has on performance generally receives little attention. There are few systems and guidelines for collection of water intake (WI) phenotypes in beef cattle, which makes large-scale research on WI a challenge. The Beef Improvement Federation has established guidelines for feed intake (FI) and ADG tests, but no guidelines exist for WI. The goal of this study was to...
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