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Dairy Farm Water Management and Treatment
Dairy farm drinking water impacts individual cows, the herd at large and farm outputs. The water that cows drink not only affects their health and immunity but also their milk production. Water can spread disease or help prevent it. And when disease spreads via water, it does so very quickly.
Because water quality is so important for dairy farms, cleaning and disinfecting the water lines is at least as important as cleaning and disinfecting surfaces.
Ecolab has the expertise, products and protocols to establish a high-quality dairy farm water system that helps keep your cows and your profit healthy. Want to learn more about drinking water products and protocols?
Dairy Farm Water System Contamination
Biofilm in Water Lines
Everything that goes through water lines leaves residue. Water leaves minerals, organic acids leave organic matter and medication, and vaccines can leave carriers behind or precipitate.
All these elements form a slime called biofilm. Biofilm is a mix of organic and inorganic ingredients in which microbes are multiplying. It can contain pathogens like Salmonella and E. coli which are sources of contamination. The biofilm decreases water flow and can block the drinking nipples. It can also neutralize medicine and vaccines, leading to under-dosage or poor results.
Organic Acids
Products with synergistic formulations of multiple organic acids decrease pH slowly and have superior buffering capacities compared to single organics. These organic acids have a greater antibacterial effect, taste better and are less corrosive compared with a single inorganic.
Water can easily transmit viruses to the barn and each drinking nipple. Implementing a dairy farm hygiene plan could be in vain if drinking water is not included.
When you partner with Ecolab, you benefit from our expertise and experience with cow drinking water. We're here to help you maximize animal health and farm production through high-quality water management and treatment.
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