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Water for sheep and goats

Water is the most important nutrient for all livestock. A sheep or goat will drink anywhere from ½ to 4 gallons of water per day, depending upon age, size, production status, ambient temperature, temperature of water, and moisture content of diet. On this page, water-related links are arranged alphabetically by topic: drought, general, pasture water, quality, requirements, watering systems, and winter watering.

Drought

[PDF] Assessing water quality for livestock under drought conditions
Livestock water management during a drought - Oregon St.| PDF
Securing livestock water during drought - Canada
Stock water in drought - NSW, Australia
Water vital for livestock during droughts - NDSU

General links

Water: an essential nutrient - Grober Nutrition
Water balance - Int. Livestock Research Institute
Water is the most important nutrient - Noble Foundation 

Pasture water

Fences and livestock water for pastures under center pivot...
[PDF] A guide to managing pasture water - Iowa Beef Center
[PDF] Livestock watering systems for pasture - Nova Scotia
Livestock water supply - University of Maine
Paddock design, fencing, and watering systems... - ATTRA | PDF
Providing water for grazing systems - Ohio State University
Water management on pastures - Ontario, Canada
[PDF] Pasture water systems for livestock - Alberta, Canada
Pasture water systems for livestock - Manitoba Forage Council
[PDF] Watering systems for grazing livestock - Iowa State Univ.
Water requirements for pastured livestock - Ag/Agrifood Canada

Quality

[PDF] Analysis of water quality for livestock - Utah State University
[PDF] Assessment of water quality - University of Arizona
Evaluating water quality for livestock - Manitoba, Canada
[PDF] Factors which affect water quality in livestock ponds - Univ. Kentucky
[PDF] Interpretation of water analysis for livestock suitability - SDSU
[PDF] Livestock and water salinity - Western Australia
[PDF] Livestock drinking water quality - Colorado State University
[PDF] Livestock management and water quality - Wash. State Univ.
[PDF] Livestock water intakes and salinity tolerances - S. Australia
Livestock water quality - Beef Briefs, Montana St. University
Livestock water quality - Saskatchewan, Canada
[PDF] Livestock water quality - University of Nebraska
[PDF] Streamside livestock exclusion - Virginia Tech
[PDF] Suitability of water for livestock fact sheet - Mont. State University
Water quality for livestock and poultry - FAO United Nations
[PDF] Water quality for livestock and poultry - New Mex State University
[PDF] Water quality for Wyoming livestock and wildlife
[PDF] Water quality guide for livestock and poultry - Texas A&M
[PDF] Water quality: its relationship to livestock - Texas A&M
Water quality: the animal component - North Dakota State University
Water quality for livestock drinking - University of Missouri | PDF

Requirements

Livestock and water - North Dakota State University | PDF
[PDF] Livestock watering requirements - British Columbia, Canada
[PDF] Livestock water supplies - South Australia
Stock water requirements - Making more from sheep
[PDF, 1927] Water consumption by sheep - J Anim. Sci.
Water effects on livestock performance - Ohio State University
[PDF] Water requirements for sheep and cattle - NSW, Australia
Water requirements of livestock - KZN Agriculture South Africa
Water requirements of livestock - Ontario, Canada | PDF

Watering systems

[PDF] The ABCs of livestock watering systems - LPES Curriculum
Alternative livestock watering systems - Ontario, Canada
[PDF] Alternative livestock watering systems for pastures and feedlots
[PDF] B.C. livestock watering handbook
Livestock water development - Ohio State University
[PDF] Livestock watering systems in Saskatchewan
Publications and conception plans: water - British Columbia, Canada
Pumping water from remote locations for livestock... - Virginia Tech | PDF
[PDF] Selection of alternative livestock watering systems - Univ. Tenn.
Solar-powered livestock watering systems - ATTRA | PDF
[PDF] Solar powered livestock watering systems - University of Tenn.
Troughs for watering range livestock - Manitoba Forage Council
Watering systems for livestock - University of Maine
[PDF] Waterers and watering systems - Kansas State University

Winter watering

[PDF] Freeze protection for solar powered livestock watering systems
[PDF] Remote winter watering system - University of Minnesota
Replacing water with clean snow for ewes and beef cows - Ontario, Canada
Water-winter-ewes - North Dakota State University
[PDF] Winter considerations - British Columbia, Canada
[PDF] Winter outside livestock watering - British Columbia, Canada

Sheep drinking from Nelson automatic waterer.

 

 

 

The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] is a privately-owned web site. It was created in 1998 as an information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in small ruminant production. The web site includes original documents and images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small ruminants and related topics. The web site was developed and is solely maintained by Susan Schoenian, Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center in Keedsyville, Maryland. Susan has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1988. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State University, respectively. Susan raises purebred and crossbred Katahdin sheep on a small farm she calls The Baalands in Clear Spring, Maryland. Please direct all questions, comments, or suggestions to Susan at sschoen@umd.edu.

Disclaimer: The information and links contained on the Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] and other pages created by Susan Schoenian are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of any person, organization, business, product, or web site. The author disclaims any liability in connection with the use of this information. Common sense and sound judgement should be applied to all information obtained from the web, regardless of source. In matters of animal health, producers are advised to seek competent veterinary assistance.

Last updated 08-Jan-2012 by Susan Schoenian.