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An evaluation of two indirect methods of determining the water intake of growing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

J. Barber ,
P.H. Brooks  and
J.L. Carpenter
J. Barber
Affiliation:
Seale-Hayne Faculty of Agriculture, Polytechnic South West, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6NQ
P.H. Brooks
Affiliation:
Seale-Hayne Faculty of Agriculture, Polytechnic South West, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6NQ
J.L. Carpenter
Affiliation:
Seale-Hayne Faculty of Agriculture, Polytechnic South West, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6NQ
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The amount of water wasted by pigs from drinking utensils is difficult to measure directly. Bekaert et al.,(1970) claim that directly activated bite drinkers spill 66% of the water they dispense. However Olsson, (1983) estimated that water spillage accounts for 20% of the total volume of water used by pigs. If it were possible to determine indirectly the water intake of pigs, this value subtracted from the gross consumption value (metered) would give the amount of wastage. The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the use of urine relative density and creatinine concentration as indirect determinants of water intake.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1992 , March 1992 , pp. 142
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1992

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