WATER TURNOVER IN CATTLE.
The half-life of the body water pool in cattle is unusually short, relative to their body size. The short half-life is not due to milk formation, since the same result is observed in nonlactating cattle as in cattle producing 23 kg (50 lb) of milk per day.
D000818:Animals; D001826:Body Fluids; D001834:Body Water; D001835:Body Weight; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D008660:Metabolism; D008892:Milk; D010827:Physiology; D012106:Research; D014316:Tritium; D014867:Water
D014867:Water; D014316:Tritium
BODY FLUIDS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRITIUM; WATER