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Table 2 Water intake from the water nipple and the water bowl and proportion of water intake from water nipple when access to both (preference test, period 3)

From: The preference for water nipples vs. water bowls in dairy goats

 

Exp. 1

 

Exp. 2

 

Group

Water nipple

(l/goat and day)

Water bowl

(l/goat and day)

Water nipple

(% of intake)

Water nipple

(l/goat and day)

Water bowl

(l/goat and day)

Water nipple

(% of intake)

1

2.15

0.14

94.1

2.23

1.60

58.2

2

1.91

0.39

83.2

1.75

1.85

48.6

3

1.15

1.40

45.1

2.72

2.50

52.1

4

0.74

1.59

31.8

2.13

1.33

61.5

5

2.03

0.50

80.4

2.70

1.66

61.9

6

0.53

2.06

20.5

2.54

1.24

67.2

Mean

1.42

1.01

59.2

2.34

1.69

58.3