| Water is needed in agriculture not only to ensure plant growth and to feed livestock, but also indirectly in pre-chains to produce machines, equipment, buildings and operating materials. This water is referred to as indirect water. The focus of this article is on the indirect water demand for farm buildings in milk production, which was assessed for the first time. Four standardized barn types for dairy cows, a young cattle barn, a calf barn, and storage facilities were investigated. The materials and masses of each building type and equipment were determined. The water needed in the process of material production was taken from the Ecoinvent database. The indirect water demand for livestock houses ranges from 1.4 to 1.9 m³ animal place-1 yr-1 and... |
