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Effect of restricted water intake during summer on the digestibility of cell-wall constituents, nitrogen retention and water excretion in Marwari sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

H. C. Bohra  and
P. K. Ghosh
H. C. Bohra
Affiliation:
Division of Animal Studies, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan (India)
P. K. Ghosh
Affiliation:
Division of Animal Studies, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan (India)
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Summary

Studies were made on the effect of 50% reduction in daily water intake during summer on food intake, digestibility coefficients of the cell-wall constituents (CWC), nitrogen retention and water excretion in urine and faeces in the Marwari breed of sheep of the Rajasthan desert, India. The water-restricted animals consumed 54 and 42% less dry matter and digestible energy respectively than normally-watered animals. The digestibility coefficients of different CWC were apparently, though not significantly, higher in water-restricted animals. Throughout the study period, animals of both the groups, particularly the water-restricted group, remained in negative nitrogen balance. Moisture loss through the faeces was about 22% less in the water-restricted group than in the control animals. The water-restricted animals lost 21·1% of body weight in 23 days and these animals, when allowed water ad libitum, were able to recover 71·5 % of the lost body weight within 3 days.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 89 , Issue 3 , December 1977 , pp. 605 - 608
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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