Abstract
Revised! Circular 1091, a 6-page fact sheet by D. R. Bray, R. A. Bucklin, H. H. Van Horn, R. A. Nordstedt, A. B. Bottcher, R. N. Gallaher, C. G. Chambliss, and G. Kidder, provides estimates of amounts of water commonly used for various purposes so that water use budgets for dairy farms can be developed on a per-cow and total-farm basis. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Animal Science, May 2008.
[Correction: Originally published February 1993, reviewed in 2008.]
Retired from EDIS October 2020.
References
Beede, D. K. 1992. Water for dairy cattle. Pages 260-271 in Large Dairy Herd Management, American Dairy Science Assoc., Champaign, IL.
Bray, D. R., D. K. Beede, R. A. Bucklin, and G. L. Hahn. 1992. Cooling, shade, and sprinkling. Pages 655-663 in Large Dairy Herd Management, American Dairy Science Assoc., Champaign, IL.
North Florida Research and Education Center. 1977. AREC Research Report 77-2, IFAS, Univ. Florida, Gainesville.
Van Horn, H. H., R. A. Nordstedt, A. V. Bottcher, E. A. Hanlon, D. A. Graetz, and C. F. Chambliss. 1991. Dairy Manure Management: Strategies for recycling nutrients to recover fertilizer value and avoid environmental pollution. Circular 1016, Florida Coop. Ext., Univ. Florida, Gainesville.
Wesley, W. K. 1979. Irrigated corn production and moisture management. Bul. 820, Coop. Ext. Serv., Univ. Georgia College of Agric. and USDA.