Document Type
Fact Sheet
Publication Date
1-2017
Publication Number
FS-2017-01
Keywords
Clean water, poultry health, water quality, water resources
Abstract
Rapidly growing birds may consume up to twice as much water as feed (Scantling and Watkins 2013), which means a plentiful supply of clean water is crucial for poultry health and productivity. To determine the quality of your poultry’s water resources, periodic sampling and analysis is needed. Analyzing water supplies can also be a crucial tool in identifying existing or potential challenges. The Arkansas Water Resources Center (AWRC) in cooperation with the UA Cooperative Extension Service offers several analytical packages to assess the quality of your water resources. This document is intended to provide guidance to poultry producers on collecting water samples for analysis and understanding the “Poultry Water Report Form” provided by the AWRC’s Water Quality Laboratory (Lab). The information contained within this fact sheet should be used as general guidance, and the reader is encouraged to seek advice from Extension specialists regarding the interpretation of individual reports and water testing results that may be of concern.
Citation
Austin, B. J., Payne, J. B., Watkins, S. E., Daniels, M., & Haggard, B. E. (2017). How to Collect your Water Sample and Interpret the Results for the Poultry Analytical Package., 8. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/awrcfs/3
