02581naa a2200385 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400590006010000190011924501940013826000090033252013740034165000220171565000090173765000200174665000110176665000220177765300230179965300250182265300280184765300230187565300220189865300250192065300150194570000220196070000180198270000190200070000190201970000240203870000190206270000230208170000220210470000180212677300510214421549392023-07-13       2023    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2023.1070212DOI1 aLIMA, P. R. de  aReductions in the water supply to crossbred Santa Inês ewes in the Brazilian semi-aridbapparent nutrient digestibility, water and nitrogen balance, and performance.h[electronic resource]  c2023  aThis study aimed to evaluate the intake and nutrient digestibility, water, and nitrogen balance of Santa In?es crossbred ewes under confinement receiving reductions in the water supply. Thirty-two Santa In?es crossbred ewes, at an average body weight of 32.2 ± 7.4 kg and age of 2.3 ± 0.99 years, were distributed in a completely randomized design, with four treatments, and eight animals per treatment, the treatments were 100%, 80%, 60%, and 40% of ad libitum water. Nutrient intake and digestibility, water and nitrogen balance, and perfor- mance were evaluated. The reductions in the water supply did not promote significant alterations, in the nutrient intake, or apparent digestibility of the animals (P &gt 0.05). A linear decreasing effect was observed for free water intake (P &lt 0.001), total water intake (P &lt 0.001), total urine output (P = 0.008), water excreted via urine (P = 0.006), water excreted via feces (P = 0.006), total water losses (P &lt 0.001), water absorbed (P &lt 0.001), and nitrogen excreted via feces (P = 0.002). The water and nitrogen balance and performance were not influenced by water offers (P &gt 0.05). It was concluded that water offers of up to 40% of ad libitum intake, do not promote negative effects on intake and apparent nutrient digestibility, mineral intake, nitrogen balance, and water balance in Santa In?es ewes.  aAnimal production  aEwes  aDigestibilidade  aOvelha  aProdução Animal  aÁgua para ovelhas  aEficiência da água  aFração de nitrogênio  aIngestão de água  aRaça Santa Inês  aRestrição de água  aSemiárido1 aARAÚJO, C. de A.1 aCAMPOS, F. S.1 aMENEZES, V. G.1 aRIBEIRO, N. L.1 aARAUJO, G. G. L. de1 aMENEZES, D. R.1 aMATOS, M. H. T. de1 aQUEIROZ, M. A. A.1 aSANTOS, E. M.  tSmall Ruminant Researchgv. 226, 107021, 2023.