Livestock — Process Challenge

Sanitizing Livestock Drinking Water Lines

Animal watering systems harbor bacterial load and biofilm that depress intake and health; need biocide and pH programs sized for potable-animal water
Why It Matters
Animal watering systems harbor bacterial load and biofilm that depress intake and health; need biocide and pH programs sized for potable-animal water
Solution Approach

Animal watering systems harbor bacterial load and biofilm that depress intake and health; need biocide and pH programs sized for potable-animal water RawSource supplies the base chemicals that go into these programs. We can help with product selection, grade matching, and sourcing from multiple origins for supply security.

Typical Application Workflow
1
Application & Agronomic Review
Define the use (crop input, adjuvant, soil amendment, post-harvest) and the agronomic, regulatory, and tank-mix requirements.
2
Input & Grade Selection
Match the surfactant or adjuvant, nutrient source, chelate, or formulation aid to the active, water quality, and label.
3
Compatibility & Rate Trial
Confirm tank-mix compatibility, dose, and stability, and size packaging (jugs, drums, totes, bulk) to the season and logistics.
4
Field Validation
Validate efficacy and crop safety in field trials, and lock the spec and supply plan for the season.
Recommended Chemistries (3)
Sodium Hypochlorite
CAS 7681-52-9
Acids & Salts
Disinfectant
1791 (SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE) · Class
Maintains a chlorine residual that controls bacterial load and strips biofilm from drinker lines between/within flocks
Melting Point: MP: 18 °C /Pentahydrate/   Boiling Point: Boiling point: 111 °C in solution   Density: 1.093 for 5% solution
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Hydrogen Peroxide (Leaching / Process Oxidant)
CAS 7722-84-1
Polymers & Resins
Biocidal Action
2015 (HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION, STABILIZED, WITH MORE THAN 60% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE) · Class
Peroxide-based line cleaner oxidizes biofilm with oxygen-only breakdown, palatable at maintenance dose
Melting Point: 0 °C   Boiling Point: 150 °C at 760 mmHg   Density: 1.11 at 20 °C
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Citric Acid (Anhydrous, FCC Food Grade)
CAS 77-92-9
Acids & Salts
pH adjuster
Water acidification suppresses bacterial growth and removes mineral/biofilm scale, improving water palatability
Melting Point: 153 °C (anhydrous)   Boiling Point: Decomposes   Density: 1.54 at 20 °C
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