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Clean air, water and bedding are essential elements needed to reduce the need for antibiotics within the pig sector. The video below demonstrates how attention to detail by Pruex is helping the pig sector reduce the need for antibiotics. Healthy environments for healthy pigs.

 Providing water that is free of toxin producing biofilm is very important for animal health. If there is no biofilm in pipes and troughs, then, the animals won't be fighting toxins or toxin producing bacteria. The video below shows two types of water provided to dairy cows. The first has no biofilm, the second and third trough are contaminated by toxic biofilm. 

Pruex works with farmers to help eliminate biofilm from the water they give their animals.

 



This video shows two different water troughs. They are both currently in use, supplying water to dairy cows. One of the troughs is full of mastitis causing bacteria, the other is not. The farmer with the clean water works with Pruex to take infective bacterial pressure off his animals. Which water would you want your cows to be drinking?

Reducing antibiotic use requires less bacterial infections. Allowing animals to drink water from troughs and pipes laden with toxic biofilm increases the risk of infections. Pruex works with farmers to ensure clean water for animals. This video shows how Pruex has helped reduce infective pressure on cattle by removing biofilm. 

An iron biofilm, full of toxin producing bacteria puts considerable pressure on livestock. This video shows the effort needed to brush away biofilm. This trough was last cleaned with a brush, three days earlier.

The effect of getting rid of toxic biofilm from troughs and pipes is becoming more apparent during the current drought conditions.

These images show a manganese based biofilm within pipes on a dairy farm. The bacteria that have caused it produce toxic enzymes which taint the water.

Pruex was asked to help with this issue.

Treatment with Water Plus from Pruex has cleaned the pipes. They are no longer dominated by biofilm forming, toxic enzyme producing bacteria. The troughs have cleaned up, and water intake has remained high by cows and young stock. They graze during the heat of the day, frequenting the water trough often.

Milk yield hasn't dropped, despite the grazing platform being visually short of grass.

Water is a very important component of the cows' diet. Pruex works with farmers to limit the risk of infections from toxic bacteria.

 

Removal of biofilm from surfaces close to newborn animals is very important in reducing the need for antibiotics. 

 

When cattle are housed, access to soil on feet is replaced by faeces. This can cause different types of foot disease. Lameness is reputed to be the greatest drain on dairy cow margin generation. 

Post turnout, when cattle graze, and get soil or dust coverage on their feet, typically, if stocking rates are correct and pastures and walkways are not contaminated, their feet disease issues like digital dermatitis subside. Constant feacal bacterial contamination of the foot can lead to many cow foot problems.

 

Pruex AHC Foam applies soil type bacteria to the cows feet in a similar way to what happens naturally when the cows graze.

Marcus Hunt, a dairy farmer discusses the issues he had with his cows' udders and feet.

We swabbed a milking plant today and used AHC foam to remove a visual biofilm. Over the next few days, we’ll know if Step Uberis has been harbouring within the biofilm found. The swabbs taken are incubating. Removing the biofilm usually results in a reduction in total bacterial count.Once the foam has sat for long enough within the plant, a general clean is performed.