TYPE
DAILY CONSUMPTION (Summer)
Litre / head
ANNUAL CONSUMPTION
Kilolitre / head
Sheep:
Lactating Ewes
Dry sheep
Irrigated pasture
9
7
3.5
2.88
2.07
1
Lambs:
Dry pasture
Irrigated pasture
2.5
1
0.63
0.31
Cattle:
Grazing (up to 550kg)
Over 550kg
Lotfeeding
Calves
Dairy milking
Dry cows
45
67.5
94
25
70
45
13.5
20.7
27.2
7.2
20.70
13.5
horses:
Working
Grazing
54
36
16.4
11.3
Pigs:
Sows Lactating
Sow and litter
Growers 70kg
23
45
10
7.1
14
3.25
Poultry:
Laying
Pullets or broilers
Turkeys
0.32
0.18
0.54
0.12
0.7
0.2
Drinking (per person)
Hygiene, bathing (per person)
Domestic – Toilet (per person)
Domestic – Laundry (per person)
Domestic – Household cleaning
Swimming Pool
Domestic
2
10
10
15
10
750
.62
3.1
3.1
4.6
3.1
235
Flood (per square metre)
Spinkler (per square metre)
Trickle (per square metre)
Trees
Irrigation
25
25
10
5
8
8
3.1
1.6