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Water regulation in Barmer goat of the Rajasthan desert

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The different body fluid compartments in normally watered and 4-day water-deprived goasts of Rajasthan desert, India, were measured in autumn. The goats maintained plasma volume and extracellular fluid volume, but lost gut and cell water considerably under the experimental conditions; indicating that the maintenance of the fluidity of the blood has priority over the body's other fluid requirements in this desert-adapted species during water deprivation.

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  1. Division of Animal Studies, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, 342003, Jodhpur, India

    M. S. Khan, T. O. Sasidharan & P. K. Ghosh

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We are indebted to Dr H.S. Mann, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur for kindly providing the necessary facilities for this work.

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Khan, M.S., Sasidharan, T.O. & Ghosh, P.K. Water regulation in Barmer goat of the Rajasthan desert. Experientia 35, 1185–1186 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963277

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