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Clean drinking water for staff, family and stock may be an issue. Get your water quality tested if you are supplied by a farm bore.
Water supply requirements
Peak drinking water daily requirements
- Lactating cow: 70 litres/head
- Dry cow: 45 litres/head
- Calves: 25 litres/head
Peak drinking water flows required
- Lactating cow: 12-14 litres/head/hr
- Dry cow: 8-10 litres/head/hr
Water supply
- Cow shed water requirements: 70 litres/cow/day
Trough size should be half the one hour flow demand e.g. 200 cows need 2,400 litres/hr, so trough size - 1,400 litres. Mobs of 400 or more need two troughs in a paddock.
