Water Quality: A Key to Healthy and Productive Livestock
with Dominic Frappier
Livestock Community
9.26 min
Hello, everyone! In this episode of the Livestock Community podcast, we are excited to welcome Dominic Frappier, a leading expert in liquid vitamin solutions at Jefo with over 21 years of experience, to discuss a crucial topic in animal production: water quality. We’ll explore why maintaining high water quality is essential for the health and productivity of cattle, swine, and poultry, highlighting how poor water quality can lead to disease and reduced performance. Dominic will explain the key differences between potable and contaminated water and their direct impacts on livestock production. This episode provides actionable strategies to improve your farm’s water quality and optimize animal performance. Enjoy the episode!
Our guest - Dominic Frappier
Dominic Frappier has a degree in Animal Science from the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. For 21 years, he has been sharing his expertise and passion at Jefo Nutrition, focusing on the sales of liquid products and additives for animal drinking water.
For Dominic, providing quality water to animals is the foundation for allowing them to perform well. No feed additive, vaccine, medication, vitamin, or essential oil can compensate for poor-quality water. Dominic enjoys helping farmers improve the quality of their animals’ drinking water and works closely with them to understand their specific challenges to meet their needs.
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Timestamps
(00:23) Access to clean water for livestock
(00:47) Contaminated water and livestock performance
(01:18) Water quality challenges for different livestock species
(02:16) Ensuring safe water for livestock
(03: 34) Additives and their effects on livestock and water quality
(05:07) Benefits of prioritizing potable water sources in poultry farming
(05:37) Toxin whirlpools vs. pure stream protectors
(06:43) Weather and location impacts on water quality
(08:09) pH and mineral on water quality and livestock health