Table 1 Water usage (l/goat and day), water intake (l/goat and day), and water wastage (% of usage) when access to either nipple (period 1) or bowl (period 2) (mean ± SE) in dry (exp. 1) and lactating (exp. 2) goats
From: The preference for water nipples vs. water bowls in dairy goats
Water nipple | Water bowl | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Experiment 1 | t | P | ||
Water usage | 3.51 ± 0.20 | 2.42 ± 0.19 | 4.09 | < 0.01 |
Water intake | 2.45 ± 0.08 | 2.41 ± 0.19 | 0.18 | ns |
Water wastage (% of water usage) | 30.2 ± 2.5 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 12.08 | < 0.0001 |
Experiment 2 | t | P | ||
Water usage | 5.21 ± 0.16 | 4.26 ± 0.26 | 4.81 | < 0.05 |
Water intake | 4.00 ± 0.18 | 4.26 ± 0.26 | -1.87 | ns |
Water wastage (% of usage) | 23.2 ± 1.9 | 0.1 ± 0.0 | 12.25 | < 0.0001 |