Abstract:Increasing water scarcity and simultaneously growing demands for food and feed challenge agricultural production. Globally livestock feed sourcing is one of the major causes for water depletion, therefore increasing livestock water use efficiency (LWUE) is necessary. In this direction, primary data was collected from 240 small and medium sized dairy farms in Karnataka, India during the period 2018-2021. Water inputs (by animals) considered were drinking water, water contained in forages, water for on-farm serv… Show more
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