Water quality deserves ongoing attention

Broiler farmers generally have full confidence in the drinking water they supply to their broilers. Especially when it is obtained from the water supply company. Yet this confidence often appears to be unjustified. Research in the Netherlands showed that almost 8% of water at nipple level is unsuitable and almost 20% is less suitable as drinking water for poultry. It is important that drinking water from the water supply network or a farm well is of good quality, but it is just as important to h