Detergentium: Technical Product Information

Maintaining optimal hoof health is crucial for animal well-being and productivity. 1 Challenges arise from various factors, demanding effective solutions. Our product, Detergentium, offers a unique approach to hoof care, harnessing the power of specific organic components and herbal extracts. Designed for regular use, Detergentium aims to support hoof cleanliness and resilience, contributing to overall animal comfort and performance.

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Application:

  • A biodegradable cleaning product on the basis of specific herbs and acids
  • For cleaning and maintaining hooves
  • Exclusive for hoof cleaning and care
  • Maintenance: Repeat the three day treatment every fortnight
  • Spray hooves with 20% solution after foot trimming or cleaning
  • Wash the bath thoroughly after use

Product Specifications:

  • Appearance: Clear Liquid
  • Colour: Yellow
  • Odour: Acid
  • Spec. Gravity: 1.07 – 1.09 g/ml
  • pH (100 g/l water): 1.6 – 2.6

Composition:

  • Organic acids (e.g. acetic acid and formic acid)
  • Herbal extracts

Instructions:

  • Make a 2 percent solution in a foot-bath
  • 2 liters of Detergentium in 100 liters of water
  • Let animals walk through this foot-bath for three days
  • Add 1 liter of Detergentium on the second and third day to maintain the strength of the solution

Remarks:

  • Only apply in combination with the prepared Herbali / Plantali solution.
  • The Detergentium solution is not harmful to the bacterial flora in the slurry pit.
  • Regular application (every fortnight) is important for optimal results.
  • Take necessary precautions when handling the neat product.

Product Information - Animal Division

Main Problems:

In the middle of the winter-period this very common problem is well-known to most (dairy) farmers. But, with our customers in the opposite season, this problem is not only related to the colder weather circumstances:

  • Feed and balance in rations, maintenance of the hoofs, (stable) hygiene, genetics, acidity and condition of the hoofs are important factors, which have a direct influence on the financial results! Each farmer will confirm that a cripple production animal will cost milk and meat (condition).
  • A general fact is that each case of a hoofproblem will cost an average of Dfl.200,- per cow, only on milk loss. A case of lameness will cost at least Dfl.750,- per cow and an average farm can count on about Dfl.50,- per dairy cow per year. A farm of 100 cows will usually lose a minimum of about Dfl.5000,- per year. This is a lot of money to waste, especially if it can be prevented with our "hoof-programme".

To get more familiar with this problem it is good to know the background information about the structure of the hoofs and the types of foot diseases in cattle:

External Structure: consists of two digits

Claws are covered by hoof

Hoof consists of three parts:

  • Wall – very hard, forms at coronary band
  • Bulb – softer horn, solar horn protects sole
  • Bulb – softer horn, solar horn protects sole

Internal Structure: consists of different tissues and layers

  • Epidermis – hoof tissue, exterior surface
  • Corium – hoof-forming layer which contains many blood capillaries
  • Digital cushion – acts as shock-absorber and has a function in blood re-circulation
  • Connective tissue and bone-skeletal function
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Different foot-diseases in cattle:

Heel necrosis: – bacterial disease of the interdigital skin and heel

  • necrotic, foul smelling inflammation of the skin
  • usually found on the hind legs
  • particularly common in housing period in the winter.

Foul in the foot (Interdigital necrobacillosis)

  • acute bacterial infection with severe inflammation

Digital Dermatitis: – caused by bacteria (not proved), inflammation between the bulbs at the heel (underneath red tissue)

  • also between claws (=digital dermatitis)

Sole ulcer: – bacterial infection, mostly via small wounds / cracks at the hoof tissue

  • mostly in central solar area, near the heel, red bulbs and warm

Laminitis: – metabolic disorder of the corium, due to toxins in the blood

  • damage to the blood-circulation to the horn tissue, different form and shape of the hoofs.
  • besides residues from (unbalanced) feed, toxins can also accumulate as a result of a liver or kidney infection, afterbirth retention and bad management in feeding.

As known with many health problems in animals most are related to insufficient management and lack of preventive (group) treatments. We will give you recommendations to satisfy your customers:

Group-Treatment:

  • We recommend to have all the cows (also young stock and dry cows) trimmed by a professional hooftrimmer, once or twice per year. Cut away all the longer horn and cracks. When there are open wounds spray Bio Care on the wounds and the surrounding area. Spray all hoofs with a (strong) dilution of Detergentium (1 : 5).
  • The use of a proper foot-bath (for cleaning and maintenance of the hoofs) is a professional way to prevent additional costs and lower yields for your valuable dairy cows. We recommend the use of a foot-bath every two weeks or every month if the infection pressure is lower. For groups of about 80 cows you need approximately 100 liters of water to fill a proper foot-bath. In this you dilute 2 liters of Detergentium (1 : 50), after 1 day you add 1 liter of Detergentium and the third day another liter (this to keep the mixture working, after getting dirty with manure etc.) In practice there will be less dirt than with competitive products: Detergentium do not hurt the animals, which means less stress.

Advantages of Detergentium, compared with competitive products:

  • Detergentium don't hurt: to demonstrate this, you can put your finger in the neat product.
  • Detergentium cleans and maintains: put the pure product on the dirty stable floor, the demonstration shows a fast cleaning effect.