Water constitutes approximately 87 percent of milk and 60 percent to 70 percent of body composition of livestock. Water is necessary for maintaining body fluids and proper ion balance; digesting, absorbing and metabolizing nutrients; eliminating waste material and excess heat from the body; providing a fluid environment for the fetus; and transporting nutrients to and from body tissues. Water is supplied by drinking, the feed consumed and metabolic water produced by the oxidation of organic nutrients. Water loss occurs via saliva, urine, feces and milk; through sweating; and by evaporation from body surfaces and the respiratory tract. The amount of water lost from the body of cattle is influenced by size and age of the animal, activity of the animal, air temperature, humidity, respiratory rate, water intake, feed consumption, milk production and other factors. #trending #Dairy #Dairyfarming #Silagemaking #Silage #Freddairy #Dairyfarminginkenya #viral #WATER