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Impact of Minerals in Water on Dairy Cows

Published: December 15, 2008
Summary
Water is the most essential of all nutrients required by animals. Water functions in the digestion and metabolism of nutrients, elimination of waste products from the body via urine, feces and respiration, transport of nutrients and other compounds into and out of cells, electrolyte balance in the body and as a fluid environment for the developing fetus. A lactating dairy cow has one of the large...
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Dr. Jim Linn
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
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Marcello Corsini
Marcello Corsini
16 de diciembre de 2008
Excellent article. I agree with the article, I think that water is the first nutrient, but only few people consider it for its content.
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Muhammad Naveed Arshad
19 de noviembre de 2010
It really enhances our understanding about water quality. Great task by the author
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