The Effect of Different Footbath Solutions on Hoof Health

Authors

  • T. Hemling DeLaval Inc 11100 N. Congress Ave, Kansas City, MO 64153
  • P. Janowicz DeLaval Co. Ltd., 215 YuMen Road, Shanghai 200331, China
  • R. Blowey 125 Bristol Road, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4NB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20074616

Keywords:

footbaths, digital dermatitis, herd health

Abstract

This study tested the efficacy of Double Action, an effective footbath alternative to formalin. Double Action (DA), a product free of heavy metals and aldehyde, was tested as a preventative of DD and heel erosion in a side by side comparison
to 5% formalin footbath solution in a commercial UK herd.

Cover image of the 40th Conference Proceedings: A single longhorn standing next to a barbed-wire fence on a cloudy day. Yellow background.

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Published

2020-02-20

Issue

2007

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