When caring for cloven-hoofed pets, the question of what the cow drinks is important. Burenka not every liquid can fit. It happens that the animal refuses water at all. This can affect the health of the cows in the most unfavorable way. In addition, the process of milk formation requires the mandatory presence of fluid in the cow's body.
The amount of fluid consumed directly depends on the age of the burenka, its breed, and living conditions. The nuances of proper care will be considered in the article.
How to count?
The answer to the question of what the cow drinks is, of course, water. But its quantity will depend on several parameters that were named earlier. For example, dairy individuals consume approximately 5 liters per kilogram of feed daily. That is, with a daily intake of 8 kg of feed, 40 liters of water will be needed. In this case, the amount of milk received will be up to 40 liters per day. However, the body of the cow itself also needs nutrient fluid, so it is given succulent feed or additionally water poured into the drinker.
In the summer, when the cow is in the pasture and eats grass, it is difficult to calculate exactly how much fluid she consumes, but experts say that this volume is 20-40 liters per day. For meat breeds, the amount of liquid is 3-4 liters per kilogram of feed.
So, we found out that a cow drinks at least 40 liters a day, however there are individuals consuming up to 100-130 liters, and this is quite normal.
Water rejection
If the animal does not drink water, the reasons for this may be:
- cold liquid;
- access to the drinker is difficult;
- water contains unpleasant impurities;
- the stomach is clogged or there are foreign objects in it.
The latter case requires a mandatory visit to the veterinarian.
Fluid containers
When keeping animals , special drinkers for cows are used. In large farms, a tiered drinking system is used. In drinking bowls there is always the necessary amount of fluid entering the animal according to the principle of a communicating vessel. But in any case, the cow should have free access to water.
If the animal is kept loose, group drinkers are used. They can be put directly on the pasture, more conveniently on a pedestal. Heated containers are also used, the optimal bowl size being 90 x 40 x 40 cm.
Feeding Features
So, we figured out what the cow drinks. Of course, this is water. However, bran, wheat, barley and other cereals can be added to it. Thus, some types of feed are bred, especially solid ones. Interestingly, what does a cow eat?
All feed experts are divided into several groups:
- vegetable (hay, chaff, straw, melons, grass, silage, grains, root crops);
- having animal origin (meat and bone meal, whey, feed fat);
- compound feeds (represent mixtures of various components);
- vitamins (contained in feed and added specifically in the form of drugs).
So, now it became clear some of the nuances of keeping cows. Undoubtedly, this information will be useful to breeders in caring for burenki.