Are Your Livestock Drinking Enough Water?

Water is essential to the life of all livestock and is important to continually replenish. Water aids in the digestion of feed, milk production, performance and body function which is key to maintaining healthy animals. Below is a shortlist of gallons per day your livestock should be drinking. Hot and cold seasonal temps will increase each animal’s daily intake.

Livestock and Average Gallons Per Day

Dairy Cattle:  15-30

Dry and Bred Cows: 6-15

Growing Cattle:  4-15

Nursing Cows: 11-18

Bulls: 7-19

Sheep and Goats: 1/2 – 4

Horses: 10-12

Alpaca and Llamas: 2-5

Whitetail Deer: 3/4 – 1 1/2 (3-6 quarts)

Automatic Livestock Waterers

Calculate how much your livestock are drinking with Nelson’s automatic livestock waterer with water consumption meter. Nelson’s automatic livestock waterer’s provide a constant stream of fresh water and are temperature controlled to eliminate freezing during the winter.