Abstract

Pramir Maharjan,Sonja Ingmanson and Susan Watkins

Providing good quality drinking water free of microbes and contaminants to poultry and other livestock is an essential component of an optimal animal production system. Regular water sanitation helps keep water and water systems in farms clean and microbiologically safe for animal consumption. Treating water with chemicals is a conventional water sanitation method, which at times has limited efficacy due to growing microbial resistance. Besides, treating water with chemicals can be harmful to the environment and involves unnecessary health risks to site personnel. For these reasons, other methods are being studied as alternatives to chemical methods of treating water. Among the possible alternative options being considered, Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) are emerging as a reliable and safe substitute. Most AOPs historically have been highly recognized as efficient at neutralizing contamination, and are considered environmentally friendly sustainable water treatment technologies. The goal of this article is to reflect, through representative research and case studies on AOPs, an important new perspective that AOPs can be considered for an animal drinking water treatment option.