The effects of salt loading via two different routes on feed intake, body water turnover rate and on electrolyte excretion in sheep

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Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute.

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The effect of dosing identical amounts of sodium chloride, via 2 different routes, on feed intake and water and electrolyte balance was investigated in sheep. Feed intake and plasma sodium concentrations were unaffected by salt loading, while water intake, fractional turnover of body water, plasma and urine potassium concentrations and urine sodium concentration changed significantly from control values (P< 0,05). With a few exceptions, parameters were in general similar irrespective of the route whereby sodium chloride was administered.

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Veterinary medicine

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Meintjes, RA & Olivier, R 1992, 'The effects of salt loading via two different routes on feed intake, body water turnover rate and on electrolyte excretion in sheep'. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 91-96.