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Table 1 Bacterial load of water samples, water disinfection and DWS disinfection

From: Occurrence and characterisation of biofilms in drinking water systems of broiler houses

Broiler Farm

Type of water (number of samples)

Water contamination (CFU/ml)

Water disinfection during production

DWS disinfection during vacancy

TAC

PSEUDO

Frequency

Disinfection product

Active compound

Applied concentration a

Frequency

Disinfection product

Active compound

Applied concentration

K1

Well water

> 300

> 300

2–3/week

DM CID (CID lines b)

NaClO +KOH

0.00010%

1/round

CID 2000 (CID lines)

H2O2 +Acetic acid + Peracetic acid

0.050%

K2

Well water

> 300

20

/ c

/

/

/

1/year

MS Oxy-Clean 1.0 (MS Schippers d)

H2O2

Unknown

K3

Well water (2)

> 300

30 and > 300

Continuously

Di-O-Clean (MS Schippers)

ClO2

Week 1, 2, 3: 0.030%

Week 4, 5, 6: 0.015%

1/round

Huwa-San Veterinary Applications (Sanace)

H2O2

0.027%

K4

Well water

59

2

Daily

Top Clean Aqua (Topturn f)

H2O2

0.20%

1/round

CID Clean (CID lines)

H2O2

1.0%

K5

Well water (2)

6 and 102

3 and 33

Week 1 and 2

CID Clean (CID lines)

H2O2

0.010%

1/round

CID Clean (CID lines)

H2O2

2.0%

  1. Bacterial load of water samples taken at five broiler farms is represented as total aerobic count (TAC) and Pseudomonas count (PSEUDO). a Applied concentration of the disinfection product (not of the active compound); b CID lines, Ieper, Belgium; c /, No water disinfection applied; d MS Schippers, Arendonk, Belgium; e Sanac, Wervik, Belgium; f Topturn, Bergeijk, The Netherlands