Indicators of dehydration in healthy 4- to 5-day-old dairy calves deprived of feed and water for 24 hours

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Indicators of dehydration in healthy 4- to 5-day-old dairy calves deprived of feed and water for 24 hours

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Our objective was to identify practical indicators of calf dehydration that could be used in an industry context. Eleven healthy 4-d-old commercial dairy calves were fed 2 L of mixed colostrum, then deprived of food and water for 24 h. Total body water was determined in the fed state using the deuterium dilution method. Body weight, along with a range of behavioral and physiological variables, was recorded 1 h after feeding, then at 90-min intervals through to 24 h. Blood samples were collect...

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Research paper

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Journal article

Date created

2020-12

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Kells NJ / Beausoleil NJ / Johnson CB / Chambers JP / O'Connor C / Webster J / Laven R / Cogger N

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/16500

Related subjects

bobby calf / dehydration / skin tent / capillary refill / enophthalmos / 0702 Animal Production / 0908 Food Sciences

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