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Water for Dairy Cattle

Quantity and Quality of Water for Dairy Cattle

Published: August 14, 2012
Summary
Introduction Water constitutes 60 to 70 percent of a livestock animal's body. Water is necessary for maintaining body fluids and proper ion balance; digesting, absorbing and metabolizing nutrients; eliminating waste material and excess heat from the body; providing a fluid environment for the fetus; and transporting nutrients to and from body tissues. Dairy cattle get the water they need by d...
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Authors:
Dr. Michael Looper
University of Arkansas (USA)
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Cedden
Ankara University
25 de septiembre de 2012

Thank you very much for this useful information about water for dairy cattle. It is very important to analyse water quality of the area before investing in cattle production .

Dr.noor
26 de septiembre de 2012
Topic is informative.....
Muhammad Imran Haider
26 de septiembre de 2012
Sir Please let me understand the following paragraph Providing the opportunity for livestock to consume a relatively large amount of clean, fresh water is essential. Water is consumed several times per day and generally is associated with feeding or milking. Cows may consume 30 to 50 percent of their daily water intake within 1 hour after milking. Reported rates of water intake vary from 1 to 4 gallons per minute. On the basis of farm studies, the length of water troughs should be 2 inches per cow with an optimal height of 2432 inches. Reducing the height 2 to 3 inches may be logical for Jerseys. Water depth should be a minimum of 3 inches to allow the animal to submerge its muzzle 1 to 2 inches. Provide at least one watering device for every 15 to 20 cows, or a minimum of 2 feet of tank space per 20 cows. At least two water locations are needed in the loafing area for each group of cows. For confinement operations, waterers should be allocated at milking parlor exit and within 50 feet of the feed bunk or at every crossover in freestall barns. Heifers should be provided at least one watering space per 20 animals with a minimum of two waterers per group.
Yusuf Ziya Cakir
27 de septiembre de 2012
Thanks for good cover of water in dairy herds. The more water quality for milking cow, The more yielding and healthy herd...
Abdulhadi Basaran
27 de septiembre de 2012

Dear M. Looper
Thank you very much for this article.
But, there are some deficiencies in it according to me.
As the unit of measure of weight units, you should use lbs or grams in any equation.
There is writing error related to the sizes of water through.
I think, “The temperature of drinking water has only a slight effect on drinking behaviour and performance” sentences need for additional explanations.
Also, when giving some information about to any equipment such as waterier, the readers from overseas should be considered.

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