Farm increases egg production and income

Nicola Beavers, director at Agri Performance Products Ltd, was searching for a product to remove dangerous bacteria in the drinking water supplied to the farm’s 16,000 hens. She wanted to move away from the traditional chemicals often used for water disinfection and found out about units that produce hypochlorous acid (HOCl) from just salt, water and electricity. Nicola had one installed on the farm – not supplied by DCW. However, it didn’t remove all the dangerous bacteria from the water as it lacked reliability, quality and service. The animals were sick and not eating properly, and when a test was done on the drinking water, it showed a high bacteria count. Nicola had also updated the stable environment, but this did not improve the health of the hens. It was clear that something had to be done.

Meeting with DCW changed the situation

At an agricultural exhibition, Nicola met a DCW representative and was impressed with the proven performance and references of the company’s units. She replaced the underperforming unit with a DCW unit, which minimised and stabilised the level of bacteria in the water to practically zero. As a result, the hens became healthier, egg production increased by 8% and there were more first-grade eggs and fewer second-grade eggs. Productivity and income from the egg production increased by more than 22,000 euros.

In addition to disinfecting the hens’ drinking water, the farm also uses the DCW unit to disinfect the air in the stables on a weekly basis, creating better breathing conditions and reducing the level of ammonia in the air.