Method of treating animal drinking water with interval dosing of a biocide

摘要

The invention provides a method for preventing and/or controlling microbial growth in the digestive tract of living vertebrate animals, particularly food-5 producing animals. Control and/or prevention of microbial growth is achieved by the steps of administering to the animal water treated with a biocide followed by administering untreated water and repeating the cycle. The aqueous stream is constantly offered and subsequently consumed orally by the animal. In an embodiment percarboxylic acid or a mixture of percarboxylic acids and sulfuric acid 10 is provided as the biocide in an aqueous stream.