Water intake of laying hens after exposure to a warm climate
1. The water intake of laying hens was measured after exposure for 4 h to an ambient temperature (TA ) of 35 or 40 °C. 2. Water intake increased continuously over 1 h but did not exceed a mean value of 80% of water lost by evaporation. There was considerable variation between birds.
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Taylor & Francis
1979
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/111926/1/111926.pdf |