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Flow Sensors

How to choose the right one to suit your water dosing task and your Select doser type. There are a lot of farmers across Australia with a need to add something into the drinking water for their Livestock. Most of these applications have one thing in common: The need for dosing to be automatically adjusted in proportion to the water flow. When we first launched the Select Doser in Australia about 16 years ago, there were only a couple of options available for Water Flow measurement. We had sensors in our range to measure very small and very high flows, but very little to cover the middle of the range that people encounter on farm. This meant that our customers in the early years could use the Select Doser for precision applications (such as a Poultry Shed, or Weaners on a pig farm) or Farm-wide applications (such as Water treatment

January 12, 2022

Drinking Water: An overlooked threat to farm biosecurity

Of the many steps Australian farmers take to improve the biosecurity of their farms, one significant threat is often not taken seriously enough. The provision of safe, clean drinking water is hugely important to the prosperity of any livestock farm. The costs, in terms of productivity losses and mortality, of not doing so can be astronomical.

March 8, 2021

3 Bacteria which can invade your farm through untreated water

When we talk about untreated water, we are really talking about water from a large number of possible sources, including: Bore Water Channel/River Water Rain Water Dam Water

March 11, 2020

Acidifier Usage Comparison

We always want to make things easy for our customers. With some types of products, such as Acidifiers, it can be quite difficult to weigh up the economy of any supplier’s product just based on the information they provide.

June 19, 2019

Alphamites DW

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September 4, 2018

Water Pressure

Water Pressure Definition and how to find it Water Pressure is the force of the water flowing through the line. In all water lines, this force is essential to ensure the water reaches its destination.

April 26, 2018

Flow Rate

Flow Rate Definition and how to find it Flow rate literally means the speed of the water flowing through the line. It is a volumetric measurement, usually expressed in litres per hour. It is an absolutely crucial number because each type of dosing machine can only dose a finite amount of an additive per hour.

March 14, 2018

Water Consumption

Water Consumption Definition and how to find it Water Consumption is the amount of water used by the herd/flock (or a smaller group) in a given day. It is a volumetric measurement, best expressed in litres per day. It is often a very useful number in livestock dosing applications because it can be used to provide a rough FLOW RATE.

March 14, 2018

The Golden Numbers of Water Dosing

The Golden Numbers of Water Dosing How to make the right choice of doser While it is possible to just buy a dosing machine and hope it works, there are a 3 “Golden Numbers” you should work out in advance to make sure you get the right doser for your needs. These figures are crucial in working out if any dosing pump will work on your farm (not just the machines we sell). So even if you are looking at a Dosatron, Chemilizer, or some other option, make sure to work out the following before going ahead with a purchase. The Golden Numbers are:

March 8, 2018

Can you use an automated dosing system on your farm?

Can you use an automated dosing system on your farm? In Australia, some people still believe that water dosing systems (such as the Dostatron, Gator, Select Doser, etc.) can only be used on large, intensive operations such as pig and poultry farms, where livestock are kept in fairly close quarters. This is not the case.

February 13, 2018

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