Climate Change Impact on Small-Scale Animal Agriculture: Livestock Water & Food Security in Africa
Table 1.
Water requirement of classes of animals at different stages of productionand physiological status.
| Class of cattle | Amount of water (litres/day | | Beef cow, dry | 15-40 | | Beef cow, lactating | 40-70 | | Fattening cattle | 25-75 | | Growing cattle | 15-50 | | Cow with calf | 50 | | Dairy cow in milk | 68-155 | | Yearling | 24-36 | | Two year old | 36-50 | | Ewes with lamb | 9-10.5 | | Pregnant ewe/ram | 4-6.5 | | Lactating dairy ewe | 9.4-11.4 | | Feeder lamb | 3.6-5.2 |
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