[Water dynamics in the rumen of dairy cows: variation factors and relationship with particle transit].
Dilution rate and volume of water in the rumen varied between rations and dairy cows but were independent of the feed intake level. Correlations between rates of transit of liquid and particles were poor.
Mambrini
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Station de Recherches sur la Vache Laitière, INRA, St-Gilles, L'Hermitage, France.
Peyraud
J L
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit; D012417:Rumen / Q000378:metabolism*; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism*
D014867:Water
Dynamique de l'eau dans le rumen de vaches laitières: facteurs de variation et relation avec le transit des particules.