Drinking water as a risk factor to poultry health



Título del documento: Drinking water as a risk factor to poultry health
Revista: Revista brasileira de ciencia avicola
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000279252
ISSN: 1516-635X
Autores: 1
Instituciones: 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias e Veterinarias, Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Oct-Dic
Volumen: 6
Número: 4
Paginación: 191-199
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Nota breve o noticia
Enfoque: Analítico
Resumen en inglés In the poultry industry, the use of water with adequate physical, chemical and microbiological quality it is of fundamental importance. Since many birds have access to the same water source, quality problems will affect a great number of animals. The drinking water plays an important role in the transmission of some bacterial, viral and protozoan diseases that are among the most common poultry diseases. Important factors to prevent waterborne diseases in broiler production are the protection of supply sources, water disinfection and the quality control of microbiological, chemical and physical characteristics. Water is an essential nutrient for birds and therefore quality preservation is fundamental for good herd performance. The farmer may prevent many diseases in bird flocks by controlling the quality of the ingested water, will certainly result in decreased costs and increased profit, two essential aims of animal production nowadays
Disciplinas: Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia
Palabras clave: Aves de corral,
Sanidad animal,
Consumo de agua,
Calidad del agua,
Propiedades fisicoquímicas,
Microorganismos
Keyword: Veterinary medicine and animal husbandry,
Poultry,
Animal health,
Water consumption,
Water quality,
Physicochemical properties,
Microorganisms
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