Abstract
SUMMARY Body water turnover and water balance were investigated in 6 sheep experimentally infected with Ostertagia circumcincta, and in 6 pair-fed controls. A substantial reduction in food and water intake occurred, causing a marked prolongation in body water half-lives. There was no evidence of alteration in the distribution of water output between the various excretory routes. The results of the study indicate that the reduction in body water turnover observed in the injected animals is principally due to the anorexia induced by the parasitic injection.
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