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Water trough\’s have been around for centuries and have always been needed by ranchers, farmers and people who raise animals for pleasure. People have been making improvements to water troughs for as long as they have been around. With all the innovations that are introduced each year someone is going to apply some of these innovations to water troughs. The automatic livestock waterer\’s are the next step in providing the best solutions for the inherent problems that are associated with water troughs.

The health of the animals has always been a major concern and there is always room for a product that will help with the overall health of the livestock. One consistent area is providing fresh clean water that is free of mosquito larva, algae and dead animals in the water. Galvanized metals have always been one of the easiest surfaces to clean and sanitize, but with the designs of so many trough\’s makes it difficult to keep the water safe and clean. Having the water constantly needing to be cleaned of dead animals or mosquito larva has always been time consuming. The metal water trough will start to get beat up after years of use and too many times sharp edges are formed and then animals start to get cuts or scrapes from these damaged areas. The water troughs are sometimes not the right height for some of the larger animals and the lower designed troughs can be a hazard to horses or bison. There are times when the larger animals may step in the trough while watering and injure their legs.

Many of the designs for automatic waterer take in account for many of these hazards and have several different ideas on how to fix them. Several of the products are combining the durability of synthetic material (usually polyethylene) for the outside base of the waterer. Some models will be insulated, or have heaters along with other features incorporated in the body. This material usually is smooth with rounded corners and even after years of being kicked, it is usually not damage and has no sharp edges forming like metal will sometimes. The reservoir is then made out of stainless steel or some other metal that is easy to clean. The reservoir is usually easy to remove so that it can be cleaned and sanitized away from the water area to help keep the animals from possibly getting sick from the cleaning solutions. One style that can be used in a pen or pasture is shaped like a large cone. The opening is large enough for several head to water at the same time and has underground water pipes that seem to keep the water supply consistent. It has a quick drain plug and even though it is completely made out of synthetic material, it appears large enough to be able to be thoroughly cleaned periodically. Another style looks like a pipe coming out of the ground; the animal puts it\’s snout in the reservoir and that releases a lever that allows water to flow freely for the animal to drink. It requires very little maintenance since the water drains out once the animal is done drinking so there is no standing water to worry about. The one draw back is, you can only water one animal at a time.

These waterer\’s also have smaller units that are used in a stall or pen and it has a fitting that you can used a hose or run a water line to it. This unit has a float that keeps the water level at a predetermined setting and it is easily taken apart for cleaning. Like all of the automatic waterer they do not transfer very well. When you run a underground water line it makes that site a permanent site so they can not be transported from one area to another, which is one negative area they are going to have to work on.

Author Bio: William Nottoli retired from the Air Force in 1989, was a Realtor and licensed loan officer in Utah from 1998 to 2007, currently an Affiliate Marketer. http://www.watertrough.net http://www.wrnottoli.com

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