Browsing by Subject "water intake"
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Effects of Extended Water Restriction on Performance, Behavior, Health, and Welfare of Feedlot Steers
(2019-07)Climate change and a growing human population are expected to impact water availability globally, which could limit water resources for animal agriculture. As water resources become scarcer, methods to efficiently utilize ... -
Evaluating and developing water intake prediction equations for growing and finishing feedlot steers
(2019-12)A study was conducted to evaluate 8 published water intake (WI, L/d) equations. Individual WI and DMI were collected on growing (GRW; n = 243) and finishing (FIN; n = 46) feedlot steers using an Insentec Roughage Intake ... -
Prediction of daily water intake of pigs during a 41-day nursery phase
(2021-07)A total of 3,080 pigs (5.5 to 21.8 kg) were utilized to determine the estimated daily water intake of pigs during a 41-d nursery period. The data set included results from 11 experiments with 28 pens (10 pigs per pen). ...