Effect of air temperature, milk production and shearing on drinking water intake of Angora goats in pen during summer
This study determines daily drinking water intake of Angora goats in pen during summer in North Patagonia (Argentina) and proposes a parametric equation predicting water intake in these conditions. Environmental and physiological parameters are also measured: dry matter intake, water in feed, animal...
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| author | Calianno, Martin Castillo, Daniel Alejandro Hurtado, Santiago Ignacio Deluchi, Saul Gaston Garcia Falabella, Brenda Marilyn Villar, Maria Laura Villagra, Edgar Sebastian Easdale, Marcos Horacio |
| author_browse | Calianno, Martin Castillo, Daniel Alejandro Deluchi, Saul Gaston Easdale, Marcos Horacio Garcia Falabella, Brenda Marilyn Hurtado, Santiago Ignacio Villagra, Edgar Sebastian Villar, Maria Laura |
| author_facet | Calianno, Martin Castillo, Daniel Alejandro Hurtado, Santiago Ignacio Deluchi, Saul Gaston Garcia Falabella, Brenda Marilyn Villar, Maria Laura Villagra, Edgar Sebastian Easdale, Marcos Horacio |
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| description | This study determines daily drinking water intake of Angora goats in pen during summer in North Patagonia (Argentina) and proposes a parametric equation predicting water intake in these conditions. Environmental and physiological parameters are also measured: dry matter intake, water in feed, animal weight, air temperature, shearing and milk production. Water intake varied from 1.8 to 5.5 L/goat/day. During lactation, the average was 3.9 L/goat/day. After weaning it was 3.3 L/goat/day. Then, after shearing, the average decreased to 2.5 L/goat/day. Equations from the literature taking into account body weight and milk production are the ones that best fits observed water intake values for our case study. We propose an equation that takes into account the effect of shearing, maximum daily air temperature (Tmax) and daily milk production. It shows the best fit with observed water intake time series. The study showed the sensitivity of goats’ water requirements during the summer as measured by a positive response to air temperature and downward requirement after both weaning and shearing management decisions. These results highlight the relevance of considering both environmental parameters and herd management decisions in the evaluation of water requirements of animals in pens, when body weight and feed intake remains nearly constant. |
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| spelling | INTA235402025-08-25T11:59:10Z Effect of air temperature, milk production and shearing on drinking water intake of Angora goats in pen during summer Calianno, Martin Castillo, Daniel Alejandro Hurtado, Santiago Ignacio Deluchi, Saul Gaston Garcia Falabella, Brenda Marilyn Villar, Maria Laura Villagra, Edgar Sebastian Easdale, Marcos Horacio Caprinos Razas (animales) Temperatura del Aire Producción Lechera Esquileo Absorción de Agua Verano Goats Breeds (animals) Air Temperature Milk Production Shearing Water Uptake Summer Raza Angora This study determines daily drinking water intake of Angora goats in pen during summer in North Patagonia (Argentina) and proposes a parametric equation predicting water intake in these conditions. Environmental and physiological parameters are also measured: dry matter intake, water in feed, animal weight, air temperature, shearing and milk production. Water intake varied from 1.8 to 5.5 L/goat/day. During lactation, the average was 3.9 L/goat/day. After weaning it was 3.3 L/goat/day. Then, after shearing, the average decreased to 2.5 L/goat/day. Equations from the literature taking into account body weight and milk production are the ones that best fits observed water intake values for our case study. We propose an equation that takes into account the effect of shearing, maximum daily air temperature (Tmax) and daily milk production. It shows the best fit with observed water intake time series. The study showed the sensitivity of goats’ water requirements during the summer as measured by a positive response to air temperature and downward requirement after both weaning and shearing management decisions. These results highlight the relevance of considering both environmental parameters and herd management decisions in the evaluation of water requirements of animals in pens, when body weight and feed intake remains nearly constant. EEA Bariloche Fil: Calianno, Martin. 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Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB); Argentina 2025-08-25T11:54:56Z 2025-08-25T11:54:56Z 2025-11 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23540 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921448825001579 0921-4488 1879-0941 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2025.107584 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PD-L01-I130, Estrategias de alimentación y nutrición para los nuevos desafíos de la producción de carnes, leches, huevos y fibras info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Small Ruminant Research 252 : 107584. (November 2025) |
| spellingShingle | Caprinos Razas (animales) Temperatura del Aire Producción Lechera Esquileo Absorción de Agua Verano Goats Breeds (animals) Air Temperature Milk Production Shearing Water Uptake Summer Raza Angora Calianno, Martin Castillo, Daniel Alejandro Hurtado, Santiago Ignacio Deluchi, Saul Gaston Garcia Falabella, Brenda Marilyn Villar, Maria Laura Villagra, Edgar Sebastian Easdale, Marcos Horacio Effect of air temperature, milk production and shearing on drinking water intake of Angora goats in pen during summer |
| title | Effect of air temperature, milk production and shearing on drinking water intake of Angora goats in pen during summer |
| title_full | Effect of air temperature, milk production and shearing on drinking water intake of Angora goats in pen during summer |
| title_fullStr | Effect of air temperature, milk production and shearing on drinking water intake of Angora goats in pen during summer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of air temperature, milk production and shearing on drinking water intake of Angora goats in pen during summer |
| title_short | Effect of air temperature, milk production and shearing on drinking water intake of Angora goats in pen during summer |
| title_sort | effect of air temperature milk production and shearing on drinking water intake of angora goats in pen during summer |
| topic | Caprinos Razas (animales) Temperatura del Aire Producción Lechera Esquileo Absorción de Agua Verano Goats Breeds (animals) Air Temperature Milk Production Shearing Water Uptake Summer Raza Angora |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23540 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921448825001579 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2025.107584 |
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