The study was carried out to investigate the effect of watering frequency on feed intake, milk production and
composition in Sahiwal cattle during summer at the Livestock Experiment Station, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Twelve cows, almost at same number and stage of lactation were selected, and divided into three groups viz. G-1. G-2
and G-3 in a completely randomized design. Three Treatments including: watering twice a day, watering thrice a day and
ad libitum watering were allocated to these groups. Animals were housed individually for individual watering and
feeding. Green fodder was offered ad libitum to cows of all treatment groups and concentrate was offered 2.0 kg per cow
per day as a production allowance. Results showed that watering frequency had a significant (P<0.001) effect on water
intake, dry matter intake, milk production and digestibility. The water intake in cows of group G-1, G-2 and G-3 was
37.09, 40.20 and 40.68 liters, respectively. Dry matter intake in cows of group G-1, G-2 and G-3 was 9.90, 10.60 and
10.67 kg, respectively. Milk production in G-1, G-2 and G-3 was 6.41, 7.52 and 7.46 liters, respectively. Digestibility of
feed in cows of group-G1, group-G2 and group-G3 was 73.37%, 66.08% and 69.74%, respectively. Watering frequency
had a significant effect (P<0.001) on water intake, dry matter intake, digestibility percentage and milk production. The
watering frequency however, showed non-significant effect on milk composition in all treatment groups.