Dipping agents
When dipping agents are biocides and maintenance products designated which of dairy cows outside the udder in the context of animals, livestock housing and milking hygiene are applied.
reasons
In particular, if the teat skin is rough, a lot of dirt and microorganisms can adhere. With dry, powerful cleaning, the skin is subject to mechanical stress. Udder problems such as mastitis are caused by bacteria in around 70% of cases. One of the most important is Staphylococcus aureus . While pre-dipping , i.e. treatment before milking, is all about killing germs, there are also dipping agents that protect the teat canal from the penetration of germs after milking.
In addition to the cleaning, disinfecting or preserving properties, the products are provided with high levels of care in order to protect and care for the stressed skin.
Methods
In addition to the actual dipping, i.e. dipping the teat into a dipping cup, teats are increasingly being sprayed with dipping agent. In the case of milking robots in particular , this is possible with less technical effort. According to the technology, there are also different viscosities for dipping agents.
Effects
Predipping before milking resulted in a germ reduction of 85% compared to an untreated teat. A germ reduction of around 4% was only possible with a dry cloth.
To maintain and improve udder health and to ward off diseases in dairy cattle stalls, it is essential to use udder care products and dipping agents (teat dipping agents). It is particularly important here to treat every single dairy cow in the herd in order not only to protect every single animal, but also to prevent transmission from animal to animal. A major disease is mastitis, which is very often caused by Staphylococcus aureus .
Mastitis is an inflammatory disease of the milk-producing system that is mainly caused by bacteria. In addition to claw and fertility problems, mastitis are the most common causes of loss and represent a high level of economic damage.
Since, in addition to germs, the climate, hygiene in the barn, feeding, as well as the housing and the milking technique can all be factors in an outbreak, mastitis is often referred to as a factor disease.
The germ content of the milk increases and this results in economic damage for the farmer (loss of milk, veterinary costs). The situation can be optimized and effective prophylaxis against new diseases can be guaranteed if all factors in combating mastitis are taken into account.
Active ingredients
Common active ingredients in dipping agents are iodine , lactic acid , chlorhexidine and chlorine dioxide .
Individual evidence
- ^ LKV Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , 14th symposium for farmers and veterinarians on animal health problems, Thomas Altmann April 23, 2004.