Ben Moitoso: Water Quality and Herd Health | Ep. 148

The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast · Aug 20, 2026 · 16m

In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Ben Moitoso, Dairy Solutions Specialist supporting customers through Veterinary Service Inc., discusses why water quality deserves more attention in dairy systems. He explains how storage tanks, older pipelines, trough contamination, biofilm, and bacterial loads can affect herd health, and how chlorine dioxide can help sanitize water lines, reduce pathogen pressure, and support better somatic cell outcomes. Listen now on all major platforms!

"When animals drink contaminated water, somatic cell counts can rise, and cleaner water can…