ATLANTA, Aug. 25, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EAU announces North Florida Holsteins (NFH) has moved from trial to commercial use of electrolyzed drinking water for a portion of its Bell, FL farm. EAU Technologies, Inc. ("EAU" or "Company") (OTCBB:EAUI) began testing its Empowered Water™ for dairies with NFH in November 2009 as part of a university monitored trial testing the effectiveness and benefits of its dairy drinking water on milk production and animal health.
"We have seen a steady marked improvement in the milk production levels, increased persistence throughout the lactation and improved animal condition scores of the cows being fed the Empowered Drinking Water on our farm," said Mr. Don Bennink, Managing Partner of North Florida Holsteins. "Empowered Drinking Water is working, and we intend to expand the use of it as much as we can."
NFH began using the Empowered Water™ by EAU, which manufactures and markets a process for creating Empowered Water™ for high-volume, industrial and agricultural applications. NFH has been testing this new technology on 500 cows while a similarly sized control group stayed on untreated well water. With positive results during the initial six months of the trial, the technology was expanded to 750 cows with the potential of further expansion. "Early results have shown that the cows receiving the EAU Drinking Water produce up to five pounds more milk per day, and we have been pleased with the system performance and the minimal maintenance requirements," says Dave Temple, the NFH General Manager. NFH maintains a 4,300 cow herd with 3,600 to 3,700 milking most of the time.
"Working with NFH has allowed us to accurately measure the increases offered by the water using the daily cow-by-cow data used on a sophisticated dairy such as this one. We will use these dramatic results to further our penetration into the dairy market," explained Wade Bradley, President and CEO of EAU Technologies.
To create Empowered Drinking Water, either well water or municipal water is run through EAU's state-of-the-science, high volume electrolysis generators, creating an optimized alkaline drinking water that is anti-oxidant in nature (ER). EAU tested a variety of settings in university studies and working dairies to find the best combination of a regulated pH and negative ORP (measurable anti-oxidant capability) that provided the best drinking solution for the NFH Dairy.
EAU's extensive university level research and commercial dairy installations have shown that its Empowered Drinking Water can increase overall milk production. Laboratory fermentation tests show increased rumen effectiveness leading to increased fiber and starch digestion, thereby improving the availability of nutrients to sustain her health, fetus growth and the ability to produce more milk.
About EAU:
EAU Technologies, Inc. (EAU) is a supplier of Electrolyzed Water Technology (EW Technology marketed as Empowered Water™) and other complementary technologies with applications in diverse industries. EAU's water-based and non-toxic solutions (at application concentration, the solutions are non-toxic to humans and live animals) may replace many of the traditional methods now used to clean, disinfect and nourish in large industries such as agriculture and food processing. EAU has solutions for existing bacteria, virus and mold proliferation threats. EAU continues to add innovative and efficacious products that offer a systemic approach to pathogen elimination in food processing plants and related industries, thereby producing safer foods while protecting the environment through ``Green Technology.'' EAU has developed patent pending systems that are being used on dairies to process drinking water for dairy herds. Studies and trials are showing promising results at improving animal digestion which shows signs of improved animal health and production. EAU uses terms like "green", "natural", "non-toxic" and "organic" based on our NAMSA studies that show no toxicity or cytotoxicity at levels as high as 70 ppm of HOCl. EAU uses only water, food grade electrolytes and electricity to create all of its solutions. The active ingredients in the solutions EAU creates through electrolysis are GRAS (generally regarded as safe) approved. Please visit our website and sign up to be emailed our press releases and public announcements. www.eau-x.com
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About North Florida Holsteins:
Located in the agricultural community of Bell, Florida, 30 miles west of Gainesville and the University of Florida, North Florida Holsteins is home to 9000 head of Holsteins on 2300 acres. Managing partner Don Bennink and the entire management team are committed to producing quality milk from comfortable cows. NFH was founded in 1980 and has experienced continual growth and modernization. Over 90% of the herd is registered. The freestall barns are constructed with tunnel ventilation and water spray systems for climate control and heat stress reduction. Cows are monitored several times each day during their milking sessions and through terminals at cow side locations allowing immediate access to and input of breeding and health information. Dairy wide data collection points are used for individual and combined cow information which is monitored and maintained in parlor office. NFH's proximity to the University of Florida and its College of Veterinary Medicine presents a unique opportunity. The cultivated relationship between the two provides university staff a sizable number of cows available for research projects, and gives NFH the opportunity to evaluate the results as the trials are completed. NFH staff is comprised of over 70 employees including department managers who meet regularly to discuss the entire operation, as well as the specific concerns and needs of each department. Among these employees, one will find 8-10 international students, most of whom have veterinary or four year agriculture degrees, participating in a highly successful operations training program where both the students and the farm benefit. NFH is continually keeping abreast of new agricultural technology, through involvement with various business and community organizations, and through cooperation with universities and companies in research of new products, the management team strives for continued progress and success.