A method for evaluating the dynamics of rumino-reticulum water under nonsteady state conditions has been developed for nonfistulated cattle, using per os sampling over a 4-h time period and compared to a method assuming a constant volume and dilution rate. Liquid passage rates were 12.1% h −1 for the nonsteady method compared to 18.3% h −1 for the method which assumed steady state conditions (P < 0.05).
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Girard et al. (1987) studied this question.