Acidifying drinking water supports performance

摘要

Treating water can be a good way to improve animal performance, quickly treat diseases, or improve litter quality. Adding organic acids to drinking water can deliver health benefits for birds, while also helping to keep water pipelines free from bacteria. We sometimes tend to forget that drinking water has a big impact on the health and performance of farm animals. Water is the most important nutrient, and healthy animals consume twice as much water as solid feed. Water intake is even higher when temperature rises and becomes more important when animals face periods when their feed intake is reduced (see box).