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Drinking Reverse Osmosis Water Improves Health Performance of Young Calves

Published: February 17, 2017
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Background Water is the most important nutrient for calves and plays an important role as solvent of nutrients, rumen development, thermoregulation and other functions in the body. In addition other researchers found that calves started feed consumption earlier and consumed more when unlimited access to clean drinking water is available. Generally, water comprises 70 to 75% of the weight of the ...
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nirosh senevirathne
Jill Anderson
South Dakota State University
South Dakota State University
Maristela Rovai
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Dr. Oguz Calisici
Phytobiotics
21 de febrero de 2017
How many calfs did the treatment group included? Thanks.
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