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held off of feed and water over-night experience fill shrink, which is the loss of rumen fill, manure, and urine. This type of shrink is recovered in a short period of time after feed and water intake returns to normal. Table 1 shows shrink of wheat pasture during a 24-hour period after being removed from wheat pasture.
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