Dirty water drinkers can reduce an animal's daily water intake and hamper thrive.
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I was in a shed this week where three of the four drinkers were full of dung.
Animal intakes can be severely reduced during the housing period where a plentiful supply of clean water is not provided. It is good practice to check drinkers first thing every morning.
A 500kg bull eating ad-lib meal could drink up to 40 litres/day, so a good supply in a large enough drinker is essential.
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I was in a shed this week where three of the four drinkers were full of dung.
Animal intakes can be severely reduced during the housing period where a plentiful supply of clean water is not provided. It is good practice to check drinkers first thing every morning.
A 500kg bull eating ad-lib meal could drink up to 40 litres/day, so a good supply in a large enough drinker is essential.
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