Effect of different sources of drinking water on the performance of commercial broiler chicken

An investigation was carried out to study the effect of physical qualities of drinking water of different water sources on the performance of broiler chicken. The study showed average total water consumption (l/bird) of broiler chicken offered untreated pond water was lowest and highest for bore well water. After treatment of water the total water consumption per bird increased numerically for all the groups. The overall water/ feed consumption ratio was highest for untreated rain water (4.07). The total feed consumption of broiler chicken offered both untreated and treated bore well water was numerically higher. The bore well water offered broiler chicken of both untreated and treated exhibited significantly (P