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Scotmas Agriculture

Water Hygiene As Part
Of Your Bio-security
System

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www.scotmas.com/agriculture/ water treatment . hygiene . environmental care

Scotmas Agriculture
A Modern Approach to Water Hygiene

water treatment . hygiene . environmental care
• About Scotmas
• Typical Problems Found In Drinking
Water Systems
• The Traditional Approach to Water
Hygiene
• Dangers of Biofilm
• New Methods
• Advantages of Chlorine Dioxide
• Agricultural Dosing Systems
• Expected Results
• Chlorine Dioxide as an Integral Part of
your Biosecurity Program

Struktura biofilmu – zdjęcie mikroskopowe

www.scotmas.com/agriculture/

About Scotmas

Scotmas Agriculture
Specialists in:

• Water Treatment
• Hygiene
• Environmental Care

• Company Founded on
Experience and Expertise in
Poultry and Livestock
Industry

• Manufacturer of Biocides,
Microbes and Equipment
Specifically Designed for
Agriculture

• Presence in Europe, Middle
East, India & Australia

Typical Problems Found In

Scotmas Agriculture
Drinking Water Systems

• Water Makes up at least 55%
of Body Weight

• Layers and Breeders consume
TWICE as much water than
feed

• Doesn’t your water system
deserve more attention in your
biosecurity program?


Typical Problems Found In

Scotmas Agriculture
Drinking Water Systems

• Potentially hazardous bacteria
such as E. coli, Salmonella
and Campylobacter can
harbour in the water system
and break out to infect your
stock

• Contaminated water is
unpalatable, reducing
consumption and growth

• Scale problems mean that
nipple drinkers can leak,
damaging the litter


The Traditional Approach

Scotmas Agriculture
• Many operators will manually
clean and disinfect water tanks
at the end of every cycle

THIS IS NOT SUFFICIENT!


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As bacteria begin to grow and
multiply unchecked in your water
system, they cling to the surfaces
of tanks and pipework – forming a
slimy layer called biofilm.

As well as harbouring a number of
dangerous bacteria, this biofilm
also begins to eat into your
pipework, and attach to scale and
other deposits.

Very soon, your water pipework
looks as if it has been coated in
scale and slime. Chlorine
disinfections are not powerful
enough to remove this slime – and
it remains there to build up over Biofilm Encrusted
Water Pipe
time.


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Biofilms Provide A Safe Refuge For
Bacteria In Pipework, Where
Pathogens like E.Coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter
Can Grow
and Feed On Nutrients In the System


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Chlorine Cannot Penetrate Deep Into
The Biofilm Itself, Leaving The Bacteria
Within Free To Multiply


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Bacteria Can Break Out From Biofilms
To Reinfect The Water System As
Little As 2 Hours After Chlorinations


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Only oxidising agents such as
chlorine dioxide disinfection will
remove biofilm and provide residual
treatment to prevent further infection


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Each number corresponds with a stage in
biofilm development. The photomicrographs
are of an actual Pseudomonas aeruginosa
biofilm.

The Traditional Approach

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• Even if you are currently using
“new” biocides such as
Hydrogen Peroxide or PAA for
tank disinfection at the end of
the cycle, consider this:

• Pathogenic bacteria within a
water system can double in
number every 20 minutes, and
can begin to reform a biofilm
just 2 hours after disinfection

• Would it be enough to pay
attention to other parts of your
biosecurity system once per
cycle?


New Methods

Scotmas Agriculture
• Scotmas pioneered constant
dosing of poultry drinking
water systems in order to
provide 24/7 stock protection

• A chlorine dioxide biocide,
specifically designed for
agricultural systems is added
at very low levels to protect
against biofilm formation

• Scale and other contaminants
are also removed from the
system, improving overall
water quality

• System now widely adopted by
major companies world wide

Advantages of Chlorine Dioxide

Scotmas Agriculture
• Destroys proteins in cell
structure by oxidation –
ensuring no resistance can
develop

• Powerful enough to penetrate
exopolysaccharides in biofilm
where pathogens can harbour
and multiply.

• Destroys amoebae and
suppresses Oocysts such as
Crytosporidium and Gairdia

• Now widely used in a variety of
industries, including hospital
water treatment and laboratory
disinfection

Advantages of Chlorine Dioxide

Scotmas Agriculture
• Delivery systems have been a
historic problem, preventing
wider use of chlorine dioxide

• Special attention has to be
paid to control of residual
levels, control of disinfection
by-products and effects of
increased water uptake on the
stock rations

• Scotmas have used our 25
year experience in the industry
to devise controlled treatment
programs for layers, breeders
and broilers at all stages of
development


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Agricultural Dosing Systems

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• Scotmas have designed and
developed a range of delivery
systems for our agricultural
biocides that can be installed
at minimum cost and
inconvenience

• Our dosing programs have
been designed to be
compatible with a range of
vaccination and vitamin
supplement treatments
currently in use

• Our systems offer 365 day
protection from harmful
bacteria and biofilms without
manual intervention

So What?

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Expected Results

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Improved production performance
(livability, FCR, reduction in secondary
infections), which alone will outweigh cost of
treatment

Removal of biofilm and scale which reduces pipe
and drinker maintenance. Reduces the need for
end of cycle water line sanitation.

Higher vaccination and antibiotic response due to
reduced background bacterial loading.

Compliance with customer audit standards, leading
to increased consumer confidence

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Summary
Poor Quality Water Costs You Money

Once Per Cycle Disinfections
Are Not Enough

Water Treatment Is An Essential
Part of Your On-going Biosecurity
Program

Entrust Your Water Treatment To
Experts In The Industry


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