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Effect of water trough type on the drinking behaviour of pasture-based beef heifers
2009
Animal
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of different trough types on the water consumption and drinking behaviour of pasture-based beef heifers. Two trials were implemented with 32 beef heifers to test two different types of water troughs, namely a rectangular concrete trough (RC) and a round polyvinyl chloride water tank (PVC). In Trial 1, both troughs were simultaneously available to groups of four animals within eight paddocks. In Trial 2, the animals were distributed in
doi:10.1017/s1751731109990930
pmid:22443625
fatcat:pxrbozmucfa4rbs6drvbmg7p3q