Impact of drinking water filtration in the performance of finishing lambs

  • Adriana Cervantes Noriega Universidad Autónoma de Baja California https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5231-500X
  • Norma Alicia López Uriarte Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa.
  • Beatriz Isabel Castro Pérez Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa.
  • Alfredo Estrada Angulo Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9119-5162
  • Alberto Barreras Serrano Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4610-8933
  • Gilberto López Valencia Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7557-5576
  • Francisco Javier Monge Navarro Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1857-0912
  • Alejandro Plascencia Jorquera Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2151-5372
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53588/alpa.300515
Keywords: Lambs, finishing, water quality, productive performance

Abstract

Twenty-four Pelibuey × Katahdin lambs were used under a randomized complete block design to evaluate the impact of filtering drinking water on growth-performance. Treatments consisted of ad libitum supply of filtered dam water (FILT; 256 ppm TDS) and unfiltered dam water (RAW; 776 ppm TDS). The experiment lasted 89 days. Based on TDS content, both FILT and RAW qualify as "safe drinking water" for livestock. However, water intake was 10% higher in lambs receiving FILT. Moreover, FILT consumption improved daily weight gain (8%, P = 0.03) and dietary energy utilization efficiency (2.9% P = 0.04). The results of this study indicate that filtering the water qualified as "safe" improves the productive performance of finishing lambs.

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Published
2022-10-10
How to Cite
Cervantes Noriega, Adriana, Norma Alicia López Uriarte, Beatriz Isabel Castro Pérez, Alfredo Estrada Angulo, Alberto Barreras Serrano, Gilberto López Valencia, Francisco Javier Monge Navarro, and Alejandro Plascencia Jorquera. 2022. “Impact of Drinking Water Filtration in the Performance of Finishing Lambs”. Archivos Latinoamericanos De Producción Animal 30 (Supl. 1), 135-38. https://doi.org/10.53588/alpa.300515.
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Vol. 30 No. Supl. 1 (2022): Proceedings XXXII Reunión Internacional de Producción de Carne y Leche en Climas Cálidos, Mexicali. Mexico
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