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What Are the Benefits of Automated Water Dosing Systems?

What is a Water Dosing System? The term “Water Dosing System” covers several different types of equipment. Some of these ‘systems’ are quite manual and labour intensive (header tanks and trough dispensers, for example); while others are best described as automated. Automated water dosing systems are designed to deliver precise amounts of medication, supplements, water sanitisers, or vaccines through the watering systems on farm. At their core, these systems are all about ensuring the correct proportion of any additive to the water volume. For some examples of the types of additives these systems are used for, check out this article. Main Benefits Additional Considerations While initial setup may require some investment, the long-term efficiencies and health benefits make automated dosing systems a worthwhile investment. ConclusionAutomated water dosing systems offer accurate, efficient, and reliable medication delivery, ultimately improving herd health and farm productivity. If livestock health management is a priority, automation

May 12, 2025

How Do I Choose the Correct Needle Size for My Livestock?

Choosing the right needle size is essential for safe, effective, and humane vaccination or treatment procedures for livestock. Using needles of the wrong gauge or length can cause discomfort or damage to the animal, while also negatively impacting the performance of the vaccine or medication.

May 12, 2025

Pre-lambing Vaccination

Pre-lambing is a critical time point in the annual calendar of a sheep operation. It is important that your sheep farmers implement a comprehensive pre-lambing ewe animal health program, in order to protect their ewes, as well as their lambs, and help get more lambs through to marking.

February 12, 2019

Animal Husbandry Equipment

Animal Husbandry Equipment As you may already know, we specialize in medication delivery equipment. We have put together a fantastic range of these products and would confidently compare our gear against any other brands on the Australian market. But did you know that we also sell general animal husbandry tools and consumables?

August 21, 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

Hydrometers for Zinc Sulphate Testing in Sheep Footbaths

Hydrometers for Zinc Sulphate Testing in Sheep Footbaths Zinc sulphate testers are used by sheep farmers to check the concentration level of zinc sulphate in sheep foot baths. The product consists of a small glass tube with an enclosed weight to keep it standing upright in a container holding a sample of the footbath solution. The tube is marked by level indicators. The higher the concentrationof zinc sulphate the more buoyancy is created so the tube floats higher up for the higher concentrations and sinks lower down for low concentrations. The farmer just needs to read off the height level against the surface of the water to determine the remaining concentration of zinc sulphate.

March 9, 2017

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