Bapak Agoestin
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What causes the problem of insufficient water discharge in the watering system in the closed house enclosure and the standard requirement for the quantity of drinking water in the starter phase layer chicken?
Answer:
Water is important for the chicken's body because it is the largest constituent component that reaches 60% – 85% of all parts of its body. From this percentage we can know that water has a function and role that is so large and significant. Therefore, the discharge and pressure of water coming out of nipple must be adapted to the needs of chickens for water intakehis accomplished. Insufficient or insufficient water discharge problems in chicken rearing layer can be caused by several things, including:
- Path nipple which is not straight or uneven
Path nipple which is not straight will affect the water pressure coming out of nipple. Path nipple if the water is not straight then at a higher position it will cause the water pressure to be small, and vice versa. Path nipple the straight will make the water distribution uniformity evenly between nipple one with nipple other so that the drinking water consumption needs of chickens can be met.
- Improper regulation of regulator pressure
Pressure regulation on the regulator nipple also very influential on the adequacy of drinking water needed chickens. In the regulator nipple there are transparent tubes and container balls. The ball will describe the amount of water pressure distributed along the path nipple. The height of the container ball is of course based on the drinking water needs of chickens layer in every week. The addition of a pump must be done to increase the water pressure if the nipple line installed is long enough (±120 meters). Chicken drinking water needs layer the starter phase can be seen in Table 1.
- Leakage from the line nipple
Leakage from the line nipple may cause water pressure in the line nipple being small and litter wet as a result of water spills from the track nipple the leak. If not addressed immediately, the spill will expand and then can cause litter quickly damp/clumping. Some causes of leaking paths nipple is the height of the ball on the transparent tube misaligned can be caused due to high line nipple uneven or because the water pressure is too large. Path nipple need to be treated by passing flushing routine path nipple after administration of drugs and vitamins. Flushing nipple this is done by using 1.5-3 bar high pressure water, using chemicals such as H₂O₂, citric acid, and using ultrasonic sound waves (Harsonic).
