Quantifying body water kinetics and fecal and urinary water output from lactating Holstein dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 6177-6195

  Appuhamy, J A D R N ^a   Wagner Riddle, C ^b   Casper, D P ^c   France, J ^d   Kebreab, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Manure water; Mechanistic model; Water intake

Indexed keywords

MANURE; WATER;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DRINKING; FECES; FEMALE; KINETICS; LACTATION; MANURE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SALIVA; URINE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DRINKING; FECES; FEMALE; KINETICS; LACTATION; MANURE; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RUMEN; SALIVA; URINE; WATER;

EID: 84908040567     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7755     Document Type: Article

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