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Water Quality: A Key to Healthy and Productive Livestock
This episode is available in English and French.
In this episode of the Livestock Community podcast, Dominic Frappier, expert in liquid vitamin solutions at Jefo, discusses the crucial role of water quality in livestock production. He explains how water impacts the health and performance of cattle, swine, and poultry, and shares practical strategies to improve it. Enjoy the episode!
Our guest - Dominic Frappier
Dominic Frappier has a degree in Animal Science from the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. For 21 years, he has been sharing his expertise and passion at Jefo Nutrition, focusing on the sales of liquid products and additives for animal drinking water.
For Dominic, providing quality water to animals is the foundation for allowing them to perform well. No feed additive, vaccine, medication, vitamin, or essential oil can compensate for poor-quality water. Dominic enjoys helping farmers improve the quality of their animals’ drinking water and works closely with them to understand their specific challenges to meet their needs.
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Timestamps
(00:23) - Access to clean water for livestock
(00:47) - Contaminated water and livestock performance
(01:18) - Water quality challenges for different livestock species
(02:16) - Ensuring safe water for livestock
(03: 34) - Additives and their effects on livestock and water quality
(05:07) - Benefits of prioritizing potable water sources in poultry farming
(05:37) - Toxin whirlpools vs. pure stream protectors
(06:43) - Weather and location impacts on water quality
(08:09) - pH and mineral on water quality and livestock health
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