Effects of Nipple and Trough Watering Systems on Broiler Performance

McMasters, J. D.; Harris, G. C.; Goodwin, T. L.

doi:10.3382/ps.0500432

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“…In 1970, Harris et ah reported that broilers reared on nipple waterers were not as heavy at 8 weeks as broilers reared on hanging plastic fountains. McMaster et al (1971) reported a higher boiler body weight on a trough waterer when it was compared to nipples at 13/1 bird/nipple ratio. Positive growth response was obtained when the nipples were increased to 8/1 and 2.5/1 birds per nipple.…”

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Performance of Broilers on Different Types of Water Equipment

Andrews

1980

Poultry Science

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Four experiments were conducted comparing Plasson 2 plastic hanging fountains and Hart cups. Five C-9N Hart cups per 150 broilers were compared to one Plasson fountain per 150 mixed broilers in Experiment 1. Broilers in the pens equipped with the Plasson fountain were significantly heavier (P<.05) at 8 weeks of age than the broilers in the pens equipped with the Hart cups with body weights of 1916 and 1883 g, respectively. In Experiment 2, one Plasson fountain or three C-9N Hart cups were used in pens of sexed broilers with 90 males or 112 females. No differences in body weight were found between the watering systems at 5, 6, and 7 weeks of age; however, at 8, 9, and 10 weeks of age the broilers reared on the Hart cups were significantly heavier (P<.05) than the broilers reared on the Plasson fountains with body weights of 1696, 1884, and 2115 and 1649, 1826, and 2088 g, respectively. In Experiment 3, with 136 mixed sex broilers per pen, no significant difference (P>.05) in 8-week body weight was found between one Plasson fountain or three C-9N Hart cups per pen with body weights of 1928 and 1913 g, respectively. No significant difference (P>.05) was found for 8-week body weight in Experiment 4 when one Plasson fountain or two C-9X Hart cups per pen of 75 male broilers were used with body weights of 2236 and 2222 g, respectively. No differences (P>.05) were found in any of the experiments due to type of waterer for feed efficiency or mortality. Litter in the first three experiments was higher in moisture content under the Hart cups than under the Plasson fountains.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Performance of Broilers on Different Types of Water Equipment

Andrews

1980

Poultry Science

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“…McMasters et al (1971) compared the effects of systems for nipplewatering and trough-watering on broiler performance and reported that body weight was lower for birds on nipples at a 13:1 ratio for birds to nipple-waterers, although birds on nipples at ratios of 2.5:1 and 8:1 did not differ in body weight from those on trough-waterers. Andrews and Harris (1971) found no difference in body weight among broilers grown with nipple-waterers at ratios of 15:1, 20:1, and 30:1.…”

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Research Note: Effects of the Number of Nipple-Waterers on the Waterer Usage and Body Weight of White Leghorn Pullets ,

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Craig

1990

Poultry Science

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Pallets reared in floor pens containing 100 birds each were provided with one nipple-waterer per 10 or 20 birds (three pens for each ratio). Behavioral observations related to nipple usage were made during the morning, afternoon, and evening hours at 2-wk intervals from 6 to 16 wk of age. Body weights were obtained at 4, 8,12, 16, and 18 wk of age. The time of day and age affected the number of water nipples in simultaneous use. However, no significant differences were found between the ratios for birds to water nipples concerning the number of nipples in use simultaneously, number of pullets sharing a water nipple, or body weights.(Key words: nipple-waterer, pullet, behavior, body weight)

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“…The nipple watering system has become more popular in the broiler industry during die past several years. McMasters et al (1969McMasters et al ( , 1971 and Dodgen and Harris (1971) conducted studies to determine what the ratio of nipples to the number of broilers should be in order to obtain optimum performance. Vest (1986) reported that producers using nipple-waterers obtained better feed conversion and less condemnation, but similar body weights compared to producers using trough-waterers.…”

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Effects of the Presence or Absence of Satellite Chick-Waterers in Conjunction with Nipple-Drinkers on the Mortality and Productive Performance of Broiler Chicks from Young and Old Dams

1990

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Two runs of one experiment were conducted to study the effects of the presence or absence of satellite (SAT) chick-waterers in conjunction with nipple-drinkers on the mortality and productive performance of mixed-sex, broiler chicks grown to 42 days of age. Data were combined for analysis. The chicks were obtained from dams 29, 31, 61 and 65 wk of age. The treatments were: 1) chicks from 61- and 65-wk-old dams, nipple-drinkers only; 2) chicks from 29- and 31-wk-old dams, nipple-drinkers only; 3) chicks from 61- and 65-wk-old dams, nipple-drinkers plus one SAT-waterer per replication; 4) chicks from 29- and 31-wk-old dams, nipple-drinkers plus one SAT-waterer. The SAT waterers were removed after 11 days. Routine management procedures were followed. The chicks from the older dams (61 and 65 wk of age) were heavier (1.60 versus 1.58 kg, P less than .05) tha those from the young dams (29 and 31 wk of age). Chicks from the young dams had better feed conversion (1.89 versus 1.93 g/g, P less than .01). The age of dam had no effect on the mortality of the broiler chicks. The presence or absence of SAT-waterers had no effect on body weight or feed conversion. A difference (P less than .05) occurred in mortality through 42 days of age; the chicks using the SAT waterers had a lower mortality level (3.23 versus 4.22%), than those using nipple-drinkers. The presence of ST-waterers in conjunction with nipple-drinkers appears to improve livability in broiler chicks.

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Effects of Nipple and Trough Watering Systems on Broiler Performance

Cited by 18 publications

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Performance of Broilers on Different Types of Water Equipment

Performance of Broilers on Different Types of Water Equipment

Research Note: Effects of the Number of Nipple-Waterers on the Waterer Usage and Body Weight of White Leghorn Pullets ,

Effects of the Presence or Absence of Satellite Chick-Waterers in Conjunction with Nipple-Drinkers on the Mortality and Productive Performance of Broiler Chicks from Young and Old Dams

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