Environmental effects on water intake and water intake prediction in growing beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science
Cashley M AhlbergMegan M Rolf

Abstract

Water is an essential nutrient, but there are few recent studies that evaluate how much water individual beef cattle consume and how environmental factors affect an individual's water intake (WI). Most studies have focused on WI of whole pens rather than WI of individual animals. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of environmental parameters on individual-animal WI across different seasons and develop prediction equations to estimate WI, including within different environments and management protocols. Individual daily feed intake and WI records were collected on 579 crossbred steers for a 70-d period following a 21-d acclimation period for feed and water bunk training. Steers were fed in 5 separate groups over a 3-yr period from May 2014 to March 2017. Individual weights were collected every 14 d and weather data were retrieved from the Oklahoma Mesonet's Stillwater station. Differences in WI as a percent of body weight (WI%) were analyzed accounting for average temperature (TAVG), relative humidity (HAVG), solar radiation (SRAD), and wind speed (WSPD). Seasonal (summer vs. winter) and management differences (ad libitum vs. slick bunk) were examined. Regression analysis was utilized to generate 5 WI p...Continue Reading

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Feb 13, 2019·Journal of Animal Science·Diego ZanettiSebastião C Valadares Filho
Nov 20, 2019·Journal of Animal Science·Cashley M AhlbergMegan M Rolf
Feb 13, 2021·Animal : an International Journal of Animal Bioscience·G M PereiraG R O Menezes
Jul 23, 2021·Journal of Animal Science·Agustín LópezRoberto A Distel

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