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Table 3 Water quality in water nipples and water bowls in experiment 2 (mean ± SE)

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

 

Water nipples

Water bowls

Control

Turbidity (FNU)

0.2 ± 0.0

6.4 ± 1.6

0.1 ± 0.0

Heterotrophy germs at 22°C (CFU/ml)

103.0 ± 18.9

> 3 000 *

1.3 ± 0.6

Escherichia coli (CFU/100 ml)

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

  1. * All recordings > 3 000.