Determination of drinking water and wastewater quality in cattle farms

Water plays an important role in any livestock production system as it as an essential medium for animal metabolism as well as an important cleaning medium. It is important that the quality of the drinking water is maintained at a certain level so as to lessen the possible adverse effects on the ani...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse, Gopi Naidu, Nagachandra Rao, Haron, Abd Wahid, Lim, Eric Teik Chung, Salleh, Annas, Wan Johari, Wan Lutfi
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Language:English
Published: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77573/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77573/1/i-SIMBIOMAS%202016%2079.pdf
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author Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
Gopi Naidu, Nagachandra Rao
Haron, Abd Wahid
Lim, Eric Teik Chung
Salleh, Annas
Wan Johari, Wan Lutfi
author_facet Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
Gopi Naidu, Nagachandra Rao
Haron, Abd Wahid
Lim, Eric Teik Chung
Salleh, Annas
Wan Johari, Wan Lutfi
author_sort Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
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description Water plays an important role in any livestock production system as it as an essential medium for animal metabolism as well as an important cleaning medium. It is important that the quality of the drinking water is maintained at a certain level so as to lessen the possible adverse effects on the animals. According to the National Water Quality Standards, any water source with a classification of Class III and less is deemed suitable for animal consumption. At the same time, most cattle farms in Malaysia do not do proper treatment of their wastewater before releasing them into water bodies such as drains, rivers and lakes. In this study 7 cattle farms were selected and both drinking water and wastewater samples were collected for analysis. The water samples were analysed in-situ and at the lab for the following 15 parameters; dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, electrical conductivity, turbidity, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total suspended solid, total dissolved solid, ammoniacal nitrogen, nitrate, phosphates, total coliform, iron and magnesium content. The results were then compared with the National Water Quality Standards and the overall classification for each water sample was decided. The results for drinking water were as follows; 1 (14.29%) Class II, 2 (28.57%) Class III, 2 (28.57%) Class IV and 2 (28.57%) Class V. Meanwhile, all the wastewater samples were categorized as Class V.
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spelling upm-775732020-04-15T16:35:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77573/ Determination of drinking water and wastewater quality in cattle farms Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse Gopi Naidu, Nagachandra Rao Haron, Abd Wahid Lim, Eric Teik Chung Salleh, Annas Wan Johari, Wan Lutfi Water plays an important role in any livestock production system as it as an essential medium for animal metabolism as well as an important cleaning medium. It is important that the quality of the drinking water is maintained at a certain level so as to lessen the possible adverse effects on the animals. According to the National Water Quality Standards, any water source with a classification of Class III and less is deemed suitable for animal consumption. At the same time, most cattle farms in Malaysia do not do proper treatment of their wastewater before releasing them into water bodies such as drains, rivers and lakes. In this study 7 cattle farms were selected and both drinking water and wastewater samples were collected for analysis. The water samples were analysed in-situ and at the lab for the following 15 parameters; dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, electrical conductivity, turbidity, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total suspended solid, total dissolved solid, ammoniacal nitrogen, nitrate, phosphates, total coliform, iron and magnesium content. The results were then compared with the National Water Quality Standards and the overall classification for each water sample was decided. The results for drinking water were as follows; 1 (14.29%) Class II, 2 (28.57%) Class III, 2 (28.57%) Class IV and 2 (28.57%) Class V. Meanwhile, all the wastewater samples were categorized as Class V. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77573/1/i-SIMBIOMAS%202016%2079.pdf Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse and Gopi Naidu, Nagachandra Rao and Haron, Abd Wahid and Lim, Eric Teik Chung and Salleh, Annas and Wan Johari, Wan Lutfi (2016) Determination of drinking water and wastewater quality in cattle farms. In: Malaysia International Biology Symposium 2016, 26-27 Oct. 2016, PICC, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (p. 79).
spellingShingle Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse
Gopi Naidu, Nagachandra Rao
Haron, Abd Wahid
Lim, Eric Teik Chung
Salleh, Annas
Wan Johari, Wan Lutfi
Determination of drinking water and wastewater quality in cattle farms
title Determination of drinking water and wastewater quality in cattle farms
title_full Determination of drinking water and wastewater quality in cattle farms
title_fullStr Determination of drinking water and wastewater quality in cattle farms
title_full_unstemmed Determination of drinking water and wastewater quality in cattle farms
title_short Determination of drinking water and wastewater quality in cattle farms
title_sort determination of drinking water and wastewater quality in cattle farms
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77573/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77573/1/i-SIMBIOMAS%202016%2079.pdf