03 / Agriculture

Livestock-safe. Potability-certified. Whole-farm hygiene.

From drinking water dosing to barn surface disinfection, one concentrate, full farm coverage with complete regulatory support.

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0.5–5 ppm
Drinking water dose, potability certified
Livestock-safe
At all prescribed use concentrations
18 months
Shelf life, stabilised concentrate

One chemical programme from the waterline to the barn wall.

Agricultural hygiene has typically meant a patchwork of different chemistry for different applications, iodine teat dips, formaldehyde footbaths, bleach for surface cleaning, and a separate water treatment product for drinking lines. Each carries its own procurement, storage, handling and regulatory burden.

Hyporix HOCl replaces all of them. At 0.5–5 ppm it meets potability standards for livestock drinking water dosing across poultry, pig and cattle systems. At 200–400 ppm it delivers robust footbath disinfection for digital dermatitis and hoof hygiene management. At 200 ppm it disinfects barn surfaces, pen partitions and equipment contact points without the corrosion or toxicity concerns of legacy chemistries.

Hatchery operations benefit particularly from HOCl's aerial-mist capability: at 50–100 ppm, it controls airborne pathogens in incubation and hatching environments without impact on hatch rates or chick quality, something no formaldehyde replacement has fully achieved at scale until now.

Agricultural Application, Concentration Reference

Use concentrations from 32,000 ppm concentrate

Drinking water dosing 0.5–5 ppm Potable
Footbath disinfection 200–400 ppm
Barn & pen surfaces 200 ppm
Hatchery aerial misting 50–100 ppm
Milking equipment CIP 100–200 ppm
Crop & irrigation treatment 5–20 ppm

Deployment

Where it's deployed

From broiler houses to dairy parlours, HOCl handles every hygiene touchpoint at concentrations calibrated specifically for agricultural use.

Drinking Water Dosing
Continuous proportional dosing into livestock waterlines at 0.5–5 ppm. Controls biofilm, Campylobacter and Salmonella in drinker systems without impact on palatability or water intake.
Footbath Disinfection
200–400 ppm HOCl in static or flow-through footbaths for digital dermatitis and hoof rot management in cattle and sheep. No formalin fumes, no disposal restriction.
Hatchery Misting
50–100 ppm HOCl via ultrasonic or pressure-atomising misters in setter and hatcher rooms. Validated log-5 reduction in airborne Aspergillus and bacterial loads. No formaldehyde replacement has matched this without chick quality impact.
Milking Equipment CIP
Final disinfection rinse in milking parlour CIP circuits. No iodine residue in milk samples. Compatible with stainless milking systems and rubber liners at use concentration.
Barn & Pen Surfaces
Pressure or fogging application between production cycles. 200 ppm kills Salmonella, E.coli and viral pathogens on concrete, metal and plastic pen surfaces with a 5-minute contact time.
Crop & Irrigation Treatment
Low-dose HOCl in drip and overhead irrigation systems controls fungal and bacterial pathogens in root zones and on leaf surfaces. No phytotoxicity at prescribed concentrations.

Technical

Specification at a glance

All agricultural concentrations certified against livestock safety data. Potability documentation and efficacy dossiers available with every order.

Parameter Value Note
Drinking water dose 0.5–5 ppm Potability-certified; within WHO and EU drinking water guidance limits
Footbath concentration 200–400 ppm Digital dermatitis management; refresh every 200–300 animal passes
Barn surface disinfection 200 ppm Log-5 on Salmonella; 5-minute contact time on clean surfaces
Hatchery misting dose 50–100 ppm No impact on hatch rate or day-old chick quality at validated doses
Livestock safety Confirmed No adverse effects at all prescribed concentrations; veterinary safety data on file
Potability certification Yes Regulatory documentation included, regional dossiers available on request
pH 5.0–6.5 Stable throughout 18-month shelf life in sealed original container

Comparison

What it replaces

The three chemicals agriculture most urgently needs to move away from and the regulatory and welfare reasons why.

Formaldehyde (Footbaths & Hatcheries)
Problem
Classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by IARC. Banned for agricultural use in the EU and increasingly restricted in export markets. Health surveillance requirements for exposed workers, full RPE mandated at working concentrations, and strict effluent disposal obligations make it operationally complex on farm.
HOCl advantage
No carcinogenic classification. No RPE requirement. No disposal restrictions. Same efficacy against digital dermatitis and hatchery pathogens validated in independent trials, without the regulatory and welfare overhead.
Iodine (Teat Dipping & Milking CIP)
Problem
Iodine residue is detectable in milk samples at post-dip concentrations, a live issue in organic and premium dairy categories. Iodophor products leave yellow staining on equipment and handling surfaces. Cost per litre is significantly higher than HOCl at equivalent volumes.
HOCl advantage
No residue detectable in milk at use concentrations. No staining. No flavour impact. Cost-in-use advantage at scale. Full antimicrobial efficacy against mastitis-causing organisms including Staph. aureus and Strep. uberis.
Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleach)
Problem
Effective biocide at high concentrations but corrosive to galvanised and mild steel equipment common in farm buildings. Chlorine off-gassing in enclosed livestock spaces creates a respiratory burden for both animals and farm workers. Unstable, degrades rapidly in direct sunlight and warm storage conditions.
HOCl advantage
Non-corrosive to metal at use concentrations. No off-gassing at ambient temperature. Stable for 18 months in sealed storage. Livestock-safe at all prescribed concentrations, unlike bleach which requires evacuation of livestock before application.

Agriculture, Next step

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