Question

As a rule-of-thumb, water intake by the cattle is about____________% of body weight during favourable environmental condition. Fill in the blank.

Answer 1

Cattle is about 1100 of the body weight.

Answer 2

As a rule-of-thumb, water intake by the cattle is about 8.34 % of body weight during the favorable environmental conditions.

Explanation:

The consumption is about "one gallon per 100 pounds of body weight". They consume nearly 2 gallons in cold weather. During their lactation period, they consume nearly twice the normal consumption.

Hence for their care, they must be fed with water preserved in the reservoir especially meant for animals.