Water Quality
Claire Knott, Stephen Lister and Philip Hammond, partners in Crowshall Veterinary Services in the UK, explain how to keep water systems clean for free-range layer flocks.

Water: Identifying and Correcting Challenges
By Susan Watkins, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.

Evaluation of Water Acidification Products
Researchers at the University of Arkansas compared citric acid, copper sulphate and sodium bisulphate as treatments for water contaminated with bacteria, yeasts and moulds, and found that none made highly contaminated water safe. Brookee Dean, Jennifer...

Water Quality and Broiler Performance
By Marco Quiroz, DVM, Manager of Product Development for Novus International Inc. and presented at the North Carolina Broiler Supervisor's Short Course Conference in April 2008. He emphasises the importance of removing biofilms from water-lines and outlines...

Water Quality and Broiler Performance
Algae, bacteria, rust, and other contaminants can build up on the inner surfaces of poultry house water lines over time, Marco Quiroz, DVM, Manager of Product Development at Novus International Inc told the University of North Carolina supervisors short...

Nipple Drinkers for Brooding Turkeys
By Jesse L. Grimes, Department of Poultry Science, NC State University; Summer Russell, Prestage Farms, Inc and published in the North Carolina Poultry Industry Joint Area Newsletter - Fall 2007. The use of nipple drinkers for rearing broilers has become...

In Search of the Ideal Water Line Cleaner
By Amanda Hancock, Jennifer Hughes and Susan Watkins, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas and published in Avian Advice

Clean Water Lines For Flock Health
By Susan Watkins, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - Providing a clean, safe and sanitized water supply is crucial in assuring flocks perform their best.

Poultry Drinking Water Primer
By Brian D. Fairchild and Casey W. Ritz, Extension Poultry Scientists, The University of Georgia - Water is a critical nutrient that receives little attention until a problem arises. Not only should producers make an effort to provide water in adequate...

Important Factors in Water Quality to Improve Broiler Performance
By Edgar O. Oviedo, Broiler Extension Specialist, North Carolina State University - Water quality is partially responsible for variations in broiler performance among growers within the same company that receive the same feed.

Treatment Of Drinking Water: An Opportunity For Better Results
By the CID LINES n.v. technical team - The importance of good drinking water is often underestimated. Under normal climatic conditions, chickens drink about twice as much as they eat. (In hot climates the ratio is 3 - 4.)

Cleaning Of Drinker Lines And Treatment Of Drinking Water: Todays Options
By Luc Ledoux, CID Lines n.v. - The importance of good drinking water is often underestimated. Under normal climatic conditions, chickens drink about twice as much as they eat. (In hot climates the ratio is 3 - 4.)

Impact of Water Acidifiers on Microbial Loads in Poultry Drinking Water
By Miranda Bowen and Susan Watkins and published by the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - A broiler producer called with a complaint about flock performance. He explained that he used iodine for 2-3 days and then would switch the birds to an ac...

Nutrient Management: Air and Water Quality Issues
By G.T. Tabler, Poultry Science Department at the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - The countryside has long been the place to live or retreat to for fresh air and clean water. However, rural America is also home to production agriculture that feed...

Evaluation of Nipple Drinkers and the Lott System for Determining Appropriate Water Flow for Broilers
By J.M. Cornelison, A.G. Hancock, A.G. Williams, L.B. Davis, N.L. Allen and S.E. Watkins and published by the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - Unexplainable poor performance can occur from time to time. While production problems can originate...