Control of water potability methods in farms in Gran Canaria

Abstract

Water cattle farms do not have the relevance it should. Cattle drinking water must be at the same hygienic- sanitary level as the facilities where they are raised, the feed they consume or the genetics of our animals. Nowadays water is getting more and more important at those farms not just for its quality but also for its quality. A right water supply is an essential requirement when talking about these facilities. Currently, advances in food safety have shown it is important to control all different phases in the feed chain from production to consumption with the aim of guaranteeing the best final product. Unfortunately, water also contains physical, chemical and microbiological pollutants. As a result of this, it must be well disinfected and controlled efficiently and exhaustively from the entrance of water at the cattle farms to its consumption by animals for slaughter. By-products generated by the current disinfectants (DBP) are being studied in the last researches due to the fact that they generate a public health issue and they are linked to carcinogenic and mutagenic properties. It is important to bear in mind in which compounds, disinfectants used, are broken down and the consequences they produce. As a result of this research, trihalomethanes emerge linked to water chlorination. Cattle farms stats using disinfectants such as the hydrogen peroxide composed by natural by-products such as water and oxygen that can be found in the environment and are healthy for the living beings (Schmidt et al, 2006). As a drawback, it can be mentioned that the investment is higher as they are less profitable.