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AssigneeAg Odor Control, LLC
InventorRobert D. Watson
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Pigs infected with PEDv often die due to dehydration caused by diarrhea. Those that survive do not reach market weight as scheduled resulting in costs to the producer. The invention includes providing electrolyzed water either as treatment for infected animals or as a prophylactic against symptom severity in uninfected animals. The electrolyzed water is used as a substitute for or as a solution with regular drinking water. Duration of symptoms for infected pigs is markedly lessened; severity of symptoms is also reduced providing a much higher survival rate. Time to market is less negatively affected for surviving pigs than those untreated, and weight at scheduled time for sale is also less effected translating into positive financial results over those expected for untreated herds.
A method for managing a plurality of pigs infected with PEDv, said method comprising providing to said plurality of pigs for drinking a solution comprising electrolyzed water and normal drinking water, said electrolyzed water comprising hypochlorous acid, sodium hydroxide, and sodium hypochlorite.
A method for managing a plurality of pigs infected with PEDv, said method comprising providing to said plurality of pigs for drinking electrolyzed water having hypochlorous acid, sodium hydroxide, and sodium hypochlorite, said electrolyzed water more highly concentrated in a solution with normal drinking water the first day of treatment than on subsequent days of treatment.
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