Patent ID: 7162976

Claim:
An improved method for reducing bacterial contamination and infectious diseases in livestock and other animals, comprising the steps of: a) producing a gaseous mixture supply of ozone and oxygen gas from ambient air; b) effecting direct contact between said gaseous mixture derived from step a) with a supply of water for a sufficient time to produce ozone water solution having an effective amount of ozone to remove bacterial substances selected from the group consisting of pathogens, mercpatans, E. Coli bacteria, and Salmonella ; c) continuing said contact between said gaseous mixture and said water supply until the content of ozone in said water supply is within a range of from about 5 parts per million to about 20 parts per million, and the content of oxygen is between about 80% to about 97% saturation, wherein the pH of said resultant water supply is at least 7.4; and d) providing the resultant solution derived from step c) for use as feed water to the animals to be treated.