LFP 221: Livestock Farm Practice (0+1)

HYGIENIC REQUIREMENTS OF WATER

It is always not possible to adopt the same chemical and microbiological standards that recommended for water to be used by human beings; still water to be used for livestock and poultry should be pure and wholesome.

• It must be free from all toxic substances such as arsenic, lead, cyanides, mercury and fluorides
• The mineral constituents such as chlorides and sulphates should be present in levels which are conducive for good health
• It should be free from objectionable taste, and odour.
• All steps should be taken to protect the water supply source from faecal, manorial and sewage pollutions
• Water to be used in livestock and dairy farms where human foods are processed, water should be of the same standard suggested for human.

Some of the factors to be considered in dealing with hygienic requirements of the water and the diseases associated with water supply and sewage contamination