Water for consumption
Like humans, animals need water for their metabolic processes. Livestock
water requirements are mainly provided by direct water intake and
partly by the moisture content of their forage. Livestock production
requires large quantities of forage.
Water
for fodder
Where livestock does not have access to grazing pastures or where
forage cannot be grown under rainfed conditions, fodder is often
grown under irrigation. The production of forage requires substantial
amounts of water.
Table
2 ...shows the estimates of livestock water requirements
