POULTRY DRINKING

WATER TREATMENT

Mueez Ahmad DVM, MS.

POULTRY DRINKING WATER

TREATMENT & DISINFECTION

Biosecurity Tool

Hatchery water disinfection

General Health Management Tool

Pre-harvest Food Safety Intervention

DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT

1.
2.

Water Quality, Quantity & Drinkability

Water contamination Critical Points.

Source level
Pump Room
At Drinking Point. Nipple drinkers / drip cups
Inline contamination
Continuous vs. Shock treatment

PREHARVEST FOOD SAFETY INTERVENTION

Trickle control of Salmonella during grow

Recycling of food born pathogens

Salmonella reduction in the Crop

Spike treatment during withdrawal period

Shock treatment in between flocks

HATCHERY WATER DISINFECTION

Typical hatchery water is untreated

Hatching water standard vs. drinking water
standard

Humidification water & bacterial growth

Disinfection of aerosol microorganism

HATCHERY WATER DISINFECTION

Humidification water disinfection

Evaporative cooling system water

Water Storage System /Reuse water system

Un-activated Stabilized Sodium Chlorite 2~11 ppm

Activated Chlorine Dioxide

POULTRY DRINKING WATER DISINFECTION

Brood Facility

In Between Flock water lines shock treatment

Pre-brooding charge water lines with 1~2 ppm

ClO2

Brood/Grow drinking water 2~3 ppm ClO2, pH

5~6

POULTRY DRINKING WATER DISINFECTION

Turkey Grow-Out Facility

In Between Flock water line shock Treatment

Pre-placement charge water line with 1~2 ppm ClO2

During grow maintain drinking water 2~3 ppm ClO2, pH 5~6

Pre-slaughter 5 days 5 ppm ClO2, pH 4~5

Spike during feed withdrawal window

ACTIVATED CHLORINE DIOXIDE

Activated Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2): generated on site by mixing

acid to Chlorine Dioxide.

Clorine Dioxide is used as a versatile biocide and includes

applications such as; general disinfectant, foodcontact
surface sanitizer, anti-mold and mildew agent, bactericidal
and virucidal agent.

The product has been approved by United States

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for treatment of
drinking water to control taste and odor & Disinfection
intended for poultry, swine, cattle and other livestock
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CLO2 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Source water testing

Quarterly

water analysis profile

Bacterial contamination
Mineral impurities & pH
Biofilm testing front and back

Water distribution system review

Back

flow prevention
Poultry drinking water only
Chemical compatibility

Proper ClO2 generator setup

CHLORINE DIOXIDE BIOCIDAL

MODE OF ACTION

ON-SITE CHLORINE DIOXIDE GENERATION

Acid-Chlorite solution
Two Stenner Pumps

Anthium pump
Acid injection pump

PCM controllers

Water flow meter

Mixing Tee

Sodium

Chlorite

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ON-FARM SETUP
PARTS LIST

Water Meter Symmetric MJ-2P 2

pulses/gallon (2P)
WM0752P

(0.75) 22 gal/min capacity

WM1002P (1.0) 52 gal/min

Controller PCM5
45MPH10 Variable
Pump Tubing #2 10 gal/day
#7 22 gal/day
DuPont Injection Port IP100N4

ON-FARM SETUP
Water Flow: 10 to 30 GPM
Acids: HCL or Fresh Flow

ClO2 Titration and Monitoring

REFERENCES
1.

United States Environmental Protection Agency letter dated March 20, 2007 to International
Dioxcide, Inc.

2.

ASTM Standard E2315-03, 2003 (2006), Standard Guide for Assessment of Antimicrobial Using a
Time-Kill Procedure, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2008, DOI: 10.1520/E231503R08, www.astm.org.

3.

Effect of Feed Withdrawal and Livehaul on body weight, Gut clearance and contamination of broiler
carcasses. J. Appl. Poult. 2004 Res. 13:472-480

4.

Effect of Feed Withdrawal on the incidence of Salmonella in the Crops and ceca of Market Age
Broiler Chickens. Poultry Science 1997 76:654-656

5.

Evaluation Potential Disinfectants for Pre-slaughter Broiler Crop Decontamination Poultry Science
1999 78:32-37

6.

Application of Acidified Sodium Chlorite in the Drinking Water to Control Salmonella serotype
Typhimurium and Campylobacter Jejuni in Commercial Broilers. 2007 J.Appl. Poult. Res. 16:54-51

7.

Evaluation of an Experimental Chlorate Product as a Preslaughter Feed Supplement to reduce

Salmonella in Meat-Producing Birds. Poultry Science 2008 87:1883-1888