Measurement of milk consumption in young ruminants using
tritiated water
D.E. Wright and Berry A. Jones
Ruakura Animal Research Station, Hamilton
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Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 1974, 34: 145-150
Milk intakes for lambs and calves were calculated from water
turnover rates following the injection of tritiated water. The validity
of the method was confirmed for lambs and calves up to four weeks of
age. The method was considered to be sufficiently accurate and simple
for use in large experiments.
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