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Oxygen-enhanced water technology sees success in pig and poultry trials

A new technology which increases oxygen levels in drinking water in pig and poultry systems has seen improved productivity and animal welfare

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Results have seen a 17% increase in birds with full feather cover.
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Results have seen a 17% increase in birds with full feather cover.

British agri-tech company Oxcel has developed a nanobubble system, in collaboration with SRUC and the UK Agri-Tech Centre, which boosts standard drinking water with dissolved oxygen levels in commercial...

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