Water Management in Poultry Production

Water management is a crucial part of broiler health & profitable poultry production.

Generally, poultry consumes more water (1.5 to 2 times) than feed. As a result, water is the most critical nutrient for poultry.

And also the expenses we made on drugs can be greatly reduced if we give more attention the following tips on water management.

1. Always give them clean water and make sure you change their water in the afternoon (don’t serve your birds the water you cannot drink)

2. Don’t allow vaccinated water to stay more than 0ne hour with them.

3. Don’t allow medicated water(water mixed with antibiotics or multivitamin) to stay more than six hours with them, medicated water start producing odour after long hours.

Only put medication in the water they will finish within six hours.

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4. Make sure you serve water before serving feed in case your drinker system is not automated.

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5. Wash your tank and your water pipes occasionally to prevent bacteria buildup in your water tank and pipes.

6. Don’t use chlorinated water to dillute their vaccine, it will damage the vaccine.

7. Adding milk the water you intend to dilute your vaccine with will helps to stabilize the water and neutralize the Chlorine/others foreign materials that might have prevent the effectiveness of the vaccine

8. Do well to damage your left over vaccine by mixing chlorine with it before disposing it.

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9. Do occasional bacteria load test on your water at a reputable lab to be sure you are not giving your bird contaminated water

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