Poultry

Birds drink roughly twice as much water as they eat feed, so drinking water quality affects everything from gut health to growth. Nanobubble technology raises the oxygen in drinking water and helps keep the water lines clean.

~4×dissolved oxygen in drinking water with a nanobubble system

37.3%birds free of hock burn, versus 12.3% on tap water

+2.6%thigh yield in the same broiler trial

Where it is used

Commercial broiler farms in Eastern England
Research trials at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
Layer and broiler sheds with nipple drinker lines

How it works here

Biofilm builds up inside drinker lines and harbours bacteria. Nano bubbles help lift it away from pipe walls.

Oxygen-rich water is fresher and more palatable, which supports steady water intake on hot days.

The system sits on the main water line, so no change in daily management is needed.

What the research shows

Evidence from the field

Field / institute trial

Oxygenated drinking water for broilers

SRUC, Scotland · 2025

840 Ross 308 broilers on oxygenated water versus standard tap water
37.3% of birds had no hock lesions, versus 12.3% on tap water
17% more birds had a full feather coat, abdominal fat was 11.6% lower and thigh yield 2.6% higher

Source: Farmers Weekly: benefits of increasing water oxygen content for broilers ↗

Industry case study

Commercial farm trials

Eastern England · Oxcel with UK Agri-Tech Centre, 2025

The nanobubble system raised drinking-water oxygen about fourfold
The company reports fewer hock burns and less white striping, and typically about 25% lower mortality
Larger trials on 100,000-bird units are under way

Source: Poultry World: nano-oxygen-enhanced water can boost poultry production ↗

Using Oxynity

How we set it up for poultry

Install the generator on the header tank feeding the drinker lines
Run on air; oxygen is optional
Flush lines once after installation to clear loosened biofilm
Ask us about sizing for your shed and number of birds

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Good to know: Poultry evidence is newer and comes mostly from UK trials; growth and FCR figures from large commercial flocks are still being published.