A SHORT OVERVIEW OF BROILER CHICKENS’ DRINKING WATER SUPPLY

Karoly Bodnar, Erika Skobrák Skobrak Bodnar

Abstract


One of the basic conditions for producing broiler chickens is the continuous supply of good quality drinking water for the animals provided by the farm management. The aim of this paper was to give a short conceptual overview on the drinking water supply of broiler chickens from the viewpoint of animal welfare, water quality and technical background. The authors carried out a review of international scientific literature sources. Due to the reasons of limited volume the administration of water-soluble substances to drinking water has not been discussed.

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broiler chicken; drinking water; animal welfare; water quality; drinkers

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