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Aquablitz & Holimen/Holimed
Clean Drinking Water Is Essential For Profitable Poultry Production
Of all the nutrients available to the chicken, water is the most essential. It is even more important than protein or energy. If a chicken does not drink, or water intake is limited, (for example blocked nipples or contaminated drinking water), problems will occur immediately. Typically, lower feed intake, poor feed conversion and dehydration, will mean growth slows or even stops.
Because chickens drink more than twice and often 3 times the amount of feed they consume the importance of a constant supply of good clean drinking water is obvious.
Thick bio-films are created especially when large amounts of water-soluble additives (vitamins, minerals, some electrolytes, enzymes, anti-biotics etc.) are being used during the production cycle. This bio-film (see Figure 1) is a perfect medium for pathogenic microorganisms to culture and multiply. These pathogenic organisms can enter the water line easily through open reservoirs and contaminated nipples. Microorganisms are fast moving and can climb up into the waterlines and contaminate the whole drinking water system. Once in the system, the organism attaches itself to the bio-film and the multiplication process is started
It is common to use a normal disinfectant such as Holimen / Holimed for this purpose. This can be very effective provided the water lines do not contain organic matter like bio-films. When bio-films are present, a different approach is needed because disinfectants are not powerful enough to penetrate the bio-film and remove it. Aquablitz has been specially developed to remove bio-film. Because it is so powerful, it should only be used when there are no chickens in the house.
Learn how you can ensure your poultry drinking water is clean with Aquablitz & Holimen/Holimed:
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