ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Water Distribution Systems in Pig Farm Buildings: Critical Elements of Design and Management.
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- Water line biofilm regrowth dynamics in six wean-to-finish farms post peracetic acid water line cleaning and disinfection.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Impacts on water quality before and after water line cleaning and disinfection with peracetic acid in swine farms.Translational animal science · 2026Article
- The vehicle of administration, feed or water, and prandial state influence the oral bioavailability of amoxicillin in piglets.Veterinary research communications · 2024Article
- Drinking Pipes and Nipple Drinkers in Pig Abattoir Lairage Pens-A Source of Zoonotic Pathogens as a Hazard to Meat Safety.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Risk factors associated with post-weaning diarrhoea in Austrian piglet-producing farms.Porcine health management · 2023Article
- Qualitative risk assessment of homogeneity, stability, and residual concentrations of antimicrobials in medicated feed and drinking water in pig rearing.BMC veterinary research · 2023Article
- Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Less than 1000 ppm in Drinking Water Did Not Impact Nursery Pig Performance.Veterinary sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Drinking water distribution systems (WDSs) within buildings on pig farms have critical elements of their design and management that impact water provision to pigs, water quality, the efficacy of in-water antimicrobial dosing, and, thus, pig health and performance. We used a mixed-methods approach to survey managers of 25 medium to large single-site and multi-site pig farming enterprises across eastern and southern Australia. We found wide variation in the configuration (looped or branched) and total length of WDSs within buildings across farms and in pipe materials and diameters. Within many conventional buildings and some eco-shelters, WDSs were 'over-sized', comprising large-diameter main pipelines with high holding volumes, resulting in slow velocity water flows through sections of a WDS's main pipeline. In over half of the weaner buildings and one-third of grower/finisher buildings, the number of pigs per drinker exceeded the recommended maximum. Few farms measured flow rates from drinkers quantitatively. WDS sanitization was not practiced on many farms, and few managers were aware of the risks to water quality and pig health. We identified important aspects of water provision to pigs for which valuable recommendations could be added to industry guidelines available to pig farm managers.
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