On the Change of Water Balance in the Colostmized Chickens

It is well known that the water intake is more in the colostomized chicken than in normal one. In the present experiment with single comb White Leghorn cockerels, water balance was measured to obtain a detailed data in the changes of water intake with the lapse of days after colostomy at the ages of...

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Published inJapanese poultry science Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 18 - 22
Main Authors ISSHIKI, Yutaka, NAKAHIRO, Yoshio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Poultry Science Association 1986
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Summary:It is well known that the water intake is more in the colostomized chicken than in normal one. In the present experiment with single comb White Leghorn cockerels, water balance was measured to obtain a detailed data in the changes of water intake with the lapse of days after colostomy at the ages of 6 and 12 months. As a result, water intake and excretion were about to times higher in the colostomized chickens than in normal one at a month after operation, and thereafter, the difference between colostomized and normal birds decreased gradually. At 6 or more months after operation, however, water intake was still about 30% higher in the colostomized chickens than in normal chickens.
ISSN:0029-0254
DOI:10.2141/jpsa.23.18