The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast - Ben Moitoso: Water Quality and Herd Health | Ep. 148

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!

What you'll learn:  

• Water sanitation
• Pathogen control
• Somatic cell counts
• Preventive herd health

Meet the guest:

Ben Moitoso serves as a Dairy Solutions Specialist supporting customers through Veterinary Service Inc. (VSI), a leading distributor of animal health products. He works closely with Kemin and dairy producers to evaluate on-farm challenges and implement practical, results-driven solutions, particularly in water quality, disinfection, and pathogen control. Learn more from Ben Moitoso on The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms. 

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