A major study led by Cornell researchers reveals for the first time that water troughs on farms are a conduit for the spread of toxic E. coli in cattle, which can then spread the pathogen to people ...

As temperatures rise and rotational grazing becomes more widespread, getting water to livestock efficiently is a must. Mobile water systems can help sheep farmers overcome the challenge of providing a ...

In a move to address the drinking water needs of livestock including cattle, sheep, goats, dogs and birds amid the intense summer heat, the Andhra Pradesh government built 12,000 new water troughs in ...

In their natural environment ducks make great use of open water for dabbling, preening and cleaning their faces. But most commercial laying ducks are reared indoors to reduce the risk of disease, ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Although winter weather conditions are extreme, with adequate feed and water supplies South Dakota livestock are designed to withstand these frigid temperatures, said Alvaro Garcia, ...

Farmer Ross Dicks and his wife usually raise from 5-8 head of beef cattle in a lot on their 8-acre farm in Jackson, Minn. Typically, he feeds the cattle out from 500-600 lbs. to 1,400-1,500 lbs.