The multi-purpose dispenser can be used for liquids or dissolved salts and solids. That means it can be used for bloat, or mineral supplements, etc. The 48-hours dispenser means fewer trips to the trough which is especially helpful for dry-stock or run-off use. The Bead-Jet technology provides constant dilution of mineral or additive over a 48hr period. The trough water is still left at working strength on the 3rd day. This means in many cases re-loading of the dispenser is not required until the morning of the 4th day. Full instructions supplied.

How do the mechanics of the dispenser work?

PETA Dispensers work through a clever use of the principles of hydraulics. The treatment solution in the container is denser than water and so gravitates downward and out through the outflow regulator into the trough.

The treatment material in the container is slowly replaced by the less dense water from the trough, via the inflow regulator nozzle giving a syphoning action inside the container.

The airspace in the container keeps it afloat in the trough.

The outflow rate has been matched to the drinking curve of animals throughout the day. This maintains a near constant concentration in the trough throughout the drinking period, for either 12 hours, 24 hours or 48 hours, depending on the model of dispenser.

PETA offer three different types of dispenser – bloat, zinc and multi-purpose – due to the large differences in density between bloat treatment, zinc and mineral supplements. The principle of how the dispensers work is the same, but the outflow rates have been fine-tuned for the density of the treatment material, to ensure correct dosage rates.  (For example, you cannot use a Multi-Purpose dispenser to dispense zinc on its own as it will dispense too quickly and overdose the livestock. Use the specific Zinc Dispenser for controlling facial eczema.)

An important feature of the PETA dispensers is that they have no moving parts, and virtually nothing to go wrong. They will last for years with no maintenance apart from an occasional clean.