1. The poultry industry uses various water sources ie
2. such as the municipal water, underground water, and to some extent surface water and rain water.
3. Regardless of the source, it is highly important that water provided should be free of microbial contamination to ensure flock health and performance ultimately ensures food safety.
4. Therefore, water sanitation is a very crucial step in poultry operation and should be effectively carried out daily.
5. Water pipes should be cleaned with detergent at least once in two weeks preferably to remove biofilms causing bacterial proliferation.
6. Long pipes, suitable temperatures and deposits in the pipes left by vaccines, probiotics, antibiotics and vitamins will promote biofilm growth in water pipelines.
7. Completely Flush the water lines with clean, fresh water prior to sanitation.
8. Please use DT-Smart of HUVPHARMA which is an alkaline detergent at 2 litre for 100 litres of water which is having high descaling and degreasing power.
9. Please distribute the adequate detergent solution throughout the pipeline for one hour.
10. And afterwards rinse twice with water through pipelines
and allow birds to drink fresh water which are free from bacterial and viral contamination which makes your birds more productive.👍
By-Dr V.Rajendra Prasad,Poultry consultant, Hyderabad.
