Watering Management of Cow Farms in Transylvania

摘要

Water is one of the main environmental factors that deeply influences all livingcreatures. Water is the solvent and vehicle for most biogenic substances and the medium forthe main biochemical reactions.The present study aims at tackling watering management in cow farms inTransylvania. The research was carried out in 7 farms from Bra?ov, Mure? and Satu-Mare,and the results can be seen in the following table:In three of the farms under study (farms A, D and F) the animals did not have plentyof water, which may decrease production and modify the health state. At the same time, twoof the farms (A and F) did not have their own water source, the first being filled from a rentedwell nearby and the second from the public network. In farm G, the water coming from theirown water source was insufficient, which led to the necessity of supplying additionalquantities from a distance of 2 km. Two of the farms did have facilities destined for waterstoring in overground tanks (watre castle) in farm E, and in underground tanks in farm G.As watering management was considered to be inappropriate in farms A, D, F and G,recommendations for improvement have been put forward in the case of these particularfarms.This study was supported by the National University Research Council (CNCSIS) as part ofthe project PN II-ID-PCE No. 1095/2009