Environmental effects on water intake and water

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Environmental effects on water intake and water intake prediction in growing beef cattle1,2 Cashley M. Ahlberg,† Kristi Allwardt,‡ Ashley Broocks,‡ Kelsey Bruno,‡ Levi McPhillips,‡ Alexandra Taylor,‡ Clint R. Krehbiel,‡,‖ Michelle S. Calvo-Lorenzo,‡,$ Chris J. Richards,‡ Sara E. Place,¶,‡ Udaya DeSilva,‡ Deborah L. VanOverbeke,‡ Raluca G. Mateescu,** Larry A. Kuehn,†† Robert L. Weaber,† Jennifer M. Bormann,† and Megan M. Rolf†,3 Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 ‡Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078 ‖Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583 $Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN 46140 ¶National Cattleman’s Beef Association, Centennial, CO **Department of Animal Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 †† USDA, ARS, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 689332 †

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