Environmental Control

When asked recently what is an area of broiler production that I believe is overlooked the most that can easily be improved, I thought for a second and responded with Water Line Sanitation. Water line sanitation is not difficult but often times overlooked or not done at all because trying to clean your water lines often creates new problems that many growers do not want to risk. The problem is in the water line cleaners they have been using. You see these water line cleaners are usually made up of Hydrogen Peroxide. Hydrogen Peroxide is a dangerous chemical to handle. In high concentrations it is flammable, it can cause burns on your skin, and and can cause all kinds of problems to the actual water line system. When pumped in with a medicator, hydrogen peroxide with corrode the diaphragm inside the medicator pump reducing its effectiveness. Then if left inside the water lines for too long of a period the hydrogen peroxide will begin to damage the pipes, the watering pins, and any rubber gaskets it comes into contact with. This all happens because hydrogen peroxide is an extremely strong oxidizer. It burns it way through anything it comes in contact with. Manufacturers would have you believe that it does not damage your equipment just the bio-film and bacteria within your system, but common sense tells you that this is just not true. These issues are why no one wants to clean their systems out. However with PronTech you no longer have to worry about these dangerous issues. PronTech is not an oxidizer. PronTech chemically bonds with the bio-film to remove the build up. It penetrates crevices to neutralize pathogens that live within the watering system to help give your livestock clean water to consume. For more information on how to properly use PronTech to sanitize your watering system please contact me at bwilson@upitrading.com. I will help to answer any of your questions and hopefully help you increase your production numbers by helping you to improve your water quality.