A year of sampling 62 troughs and 212 water samples on Central California dairy farms: 47% exceeded the 44 ppm nitrate guideline and 89% exceeded 15 CFU/100 mL E. coli – with nitrate traced back to groundwater and bacteria traced to the cattle themselves.
A 2025 review of water requirements, utilization and water balance across dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep, poultry, horses and swine — covering the three sources of water gain, the pathways of loss, and the factors that drive daily water intake.
132-farm survey in Egypt correlating eight water quality parameters (pH, TDS, hardness, chloride, nitrate, sulphate, TCC, TCFC) with cattle performance indicators (FCR for beef, FE for dairy). Nitrate emerged as the most influential predictor.
Simple Summary: Livestock water requirements are expected to triple. Simultaneously, freshwater availability declines while the risk of waterborne diseases rises with increasing temperatures. These challenges demand water management strategies on farms. Analyzing specific drinking behavior indicators can provide the basis…
Abstract: Water is used in dairy farming for producing feed, watering the animals, and cleaning and disinfecting barns and equipment. The objective of this study was to investigate the drinking and cleaning water use in a dairy cow barn. The…
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