Shandying and Blending Livestock Water
Shandying is the process of mixing unfiltered water with mains or rainwater to reduce concentrations of dissolved solids, soluble solids, and other minerals. Unfiltered water may be sourced from groundwater, surface water, or treated water sources. In addition, when using a technology to treat water only a portion of the water needs to be treated and then ‘shandied’ back with raw water to gain the water quality level required to be suitable for livestock consumption.
The aims of shandying or blending include to reduce water costs by reducing the use of mains water providing a blend of water that best meets requirements, whether for livestock or other farm purposes.
Please click here to access the
Shandying or Blending Livestock Water Fact Sheet
This fact sheet was created in 2023.
The Shandying Water Fact Sheet covers:
- Risks to livestock when shandying
- Setting up a system trial on and automated shandying
- Shandying mains water from different sources; bore water, lake water, groundwater. desalinated water, and water from a lined catchment
- Salinity units & salinity meters, and
- Water quality for livestock and calculating livestock water needs
