The invention relates to a watering device for livestock, having at least one watering basin (4), an associated water supply device (24), and a heating appliance (25, 26) for preventing the water present in the watering basin (4) from freezing, characterized in that the heating appliance comprises at least one heating plate (25, 26) forming a heating surface for transferring heat to a transfer surface (13, 14, 61) on the watering basin (4).
