Summary
The chicken meat industry requires reliable supplies of safe highquality water for meat chicken production. The quality of water used in production plays a major role in flock performance via the effect on digestion and absorption of nutrients. Furthermore, water can be a carrier of avian diseases and hazardous microbial and chemicals contaminants. There are two major interrelated factors that determine the quality of farm water, 1) water source quality and 2) onfarm distribution system effects. This project will therefore consider both water source and onfarm distribution system water quality issues, presanitization treatment methods, sanitisation methods and onfarm water distribution system water quality management practices. The findings of this research will be summarised into an industry best practice manual for water quality management and sanitization onfarm.
Program
Chicken Meat
Research Organisation
Integrity Ag and Environment Pty Ltd
Objective Summary
This project covers two objectives regarding water quality and sanitization. Specific objectives of this project are: 1. Review potential water presanitization treatments that could be used to increase water quality (practical pretreatments, for example: ceramic filters, PPE filters, sand filters, GAC, PAC, resins, BAC and ozone, coagulation, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis etc) that meet industry requirements for water quality. 2. Review sanitization treatment methods (practical lowcost sanitization, for example: chlorine, chloramines, hydrogen peroxide, chlorine dioxide (liquid), ozone, UV, potassium permanganate etc) that meet industry requirements for water quality. Additionally, water treatment additives (i.e. for acidification, pH buffering/stabilisation) will be reviewed. 3. Review onfarm water distribution system quality management practices (for example: flushing, shock chlorination etc) that meet industry requirements for water quality. 4. Identify best practice management and document this in a manual for industry.
Project Code
PRJ-011587
Project Stage
Closed
Project Start Date
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Project Completion Date
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Journal Articles From Project
Not Available
National Priority
An environmentally sustainable Australia
National Priority
Soil, water and managing natural resources
National Priority
CME-Develop and implement measures to improve industry's impact on the enviroment