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Milk comprises almost 90 percent water, so it's not surprising that a cow's water intake has a major effect on her milk production. When you provide a proper water supply, cows drink more, eat more and thus produce more milk. It sounds simple, but the amounts of water involved are significant.

One kilo of dry matter intake utilizes up to five litres of water. Cows need at least three litres of water to produce one litre of milk. This means that high-yielding cows need more than 150 litres of fresh water every day!  

Cows like to drink fast – up to 20 litres of water per minute. If they can't, their water intake may fall off and their milk yield will suffer. A 40 percent reduction in water intake can cut milk production by 25 percent. It is essential that you meet all your cows' drinking needs. Cows like to drink when they eat and just after milking. They prefer a large, calm drinking surface from which they can drink quickly and without stress. Such natural drinking behaviour promotes further eating, even more drinking and thus greater milk yields.

Our bowls and troughs provide easy, convenient access to water in tied-up stalls, loose-housing and pastures. The water they drink is also hygienic. The bowls and troughs minimize microbial growth and hinder pollution by dirt. This also makes them very easy to keep clean.

Bowls Type

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DeLaval water bowl C5

DeLaval water bowl C10

DeLaval water bowl C20

DeLaval water bowl S22

Name

Water Bowl C5

Water Bowl C10

Water Bowl C20

Water Bowl S22

Valve capacity

5 liters/min*

10 liters/min*

20 liters/min*

22 liters/min*

Recommended
for

Calves

Calves and heifers

High yielding cows

High yielding cows

* at 4 bar water pressure   

 

 

 

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