Elemes Azhmuldinov, Maxim Titov, Mikhail Kizaev, Valentina Kovalenko, Irina Babicheva, Irina Rogozinnikova

The influence of water temperature in autodrinker on productive qualities of bulls

DOI: 10.33284/2658-3135-103-1-114

UDC 636.22/28.612.014.461:636.088.31

The influence of water temperature in autodrinker on productive qualities of bulls

Elemes A Azhmuldinov1, Maxim G Titov1, Mikhail A Kizaev1,

Valentina P Kovalenko 1, Irina A Babicheva 2, Irina V Rogozinnikova 3

1Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Orenburg, Russia)

2Orenburg State Agrarian University (Orenburg, Russia)

3Ural State Agrarian University (Ekaterinburg, Russia)

Summary. Studies on the effect of temperature of consumed water on growth rate of animals in autumn-winter period using a group automatic drinker with electric heating were carried out at the feedlot in Yubileynoye LLC, Adamovsky District, Orenburg Region. Two groups of the Kazakh white-headed bulls of 10 months of age with an average live weight of 282.5 (control) and 283.0 kg (experimental) were selected, 15 animals in each, they were kept on the feedlot. Bulls of the control group drunk cold water from the auto-drinkers during the experiment, and water for the experimental group was heated to the optimum temperature within 210 days.

Water consumption by control bulls (at an average temperature of +3 °С in drinking bowls) was carried out 7 times a day, and experimental (at + 11.8 °С) – 9.

Relatively high average daily weight gains over the winter period was observed in animals that consumed heated water. From December to February, they were on average 8.1% more than that of control peers.

Key words: bulls, Kazakh white-headed breed, watering, water temperature, automatic drinker, feedlot, livestock productivity.

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Azhmuldinov Elemes Azhmuldinovich, Dr. Sci (Agr.), Professor, Chief Researcher, Department of Technology of Beef Cattle Breeding and Beef Production, Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 460000, Orenburg, Russia, 29, 9 Yanvarya St., tel.: 8(3532)30-81-78

Titov Maxim Gennadevich, Cand. Sci (Agr.), Senior Researcher, Department of Technology of Beef Cattle Breeding and Beef Production, Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 460000, Orenburg, Russia, 29, 9 Yanvarya St., tel.: 8(3532)30-81-78, e-mail: titow.ru@mail.ru

Kizaev Mikhail Anatolevich, Cand. Sci (Agr.), Scientific Secretary, Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 460000, Orenburg, Russia, 29, 9 Yanvarya St., tel.: 8(3532)30-81-73, e-mail: kma.or@mail.ru

Kovalenko Valentina Petrovna, Cand. Sci. (Agr.), Senior Researcher, Deputy Head of Research and Educational Centre, Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 29 9 Yanvarya St., Orenburg, Russia, 460000, tel.: :8(3532)30-81-73

Babicheva Irina Andreevna, Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Head of Department of Chemistry, Orenburg State Agrarian University, 460014, Orenburg, Russia, 18, Chelyuskintsev St., tel./fax: 8(3532)77-52-30, e-mail: babicheva74-09@mail.ru

Rogozinnikova Irina Viktorovna, Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Associate Professor of the Department of Zoo Engineering, Ural State Agrarian University, 42 Karl Liebknecht St., 620075, Yekaterinburg, Russia, tel.: 8-965-516-47-11 e-mail: rogozinnikova.irina@yandex.ru 

Received: 13 March 2020; Accepted: 16 March 2020; Published: 31 March 2020

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