Drinking Water Systems
SoftAcid® products work very well in drinking water systems for both poultry and pigs. These acidifiers offer a strong pH effect with less corrosion problems than pure acids, and also give a high antimicrobial effect.
SoftAcid is also the only product available combining acidification and biofilm reduction. SoftAcid reacts strongly with the biofilm and causes it to detach from the pipes. Biofilm is always present in drinking water systems and is often pathogenic. In certain cases, biofilm can use organic acids as nutrients, which makes the acids useless. Removing biofilm generally improves zootechnical performance.
Benefits
- More efficient pH control than buffered acids
- High antibacterial effect
- Less corrosive than other acids
- Low smell - no drop in water consumption
- Effective on biofilm
- Easy and safe to use
- More sustainable than pure acids
Biofilm treatment with SoftAcid
Lca: softacid vs formic acid
A life cycle analysis compared softacid® to pure formic acid for animal feed. the results confirm that softacid is the overall most sustainable choice.
Webinar: the key is lignosulfonic acid
Video of borregaard's presentation at misset/all about feed's webinar on antibiotic reduction 12 oct 2022.
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