Linkaresp: essential oils for drinking water, respiratory comfort when the heat rises

A bird panting in the heat, sneezing in the dust or struggling with ammonia from wet litter: these signs come first from the house climate. They are worked on through ventilation, stocking density, litter and water, and that is where Linkaresp fits, for the animals’ respiratory comfort through the episode.

A respiratory disease is another matter: a persistent cough, discharge, a sudden fall in intake or lay, rising losses call for the veterinarian and a diagnosis. Linkaresp is not an answer to it.

Linker products are additives and supplements for feed and drinking water, used within a farm’s programme.

Pigs and dairy cows follow the same logic: hot periods and dusty houses are the times to use it. Heat is prepared before the wave hits: see heat stress in poultry and pigs.

Start the day before a forecast heatwave, then cover the episode for a few days. Make up the stock solution on the day of use, in a clean tank; the amount of product depends on the day’s water intake, which rises with the heat, and on the dosing pump’s injection rate.

Linkaresp is one of our drinking water supplements. Over the same period, vitamins go through Linkastim.

• Never in the same water as a live vaccine: flush the line, vaccinate, then resume.
• With another product in the water: check compatibility before combining them; when in doubt, separate them in time.
• Storage: 2 years, in original packaging, at a moderate, stable temperature, away from light and air moisture.