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 degrees 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.
D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D002980:Climate; D004326:Drinking; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature