footbath

biddy2013

what do you use in footbath for mortellaro(sp) ?

sheebadog

biddy2013 wrote: »

what do you use in footbath for mortellaro(sp) ?

ECO lab make a product called "Hoofsmart".
I couldn't live without it. Tried everything else. Copper sulphate, acid etc.
Hoofsmart is the cheapest and the best IMO.

visatorro

Formalin. One week every couple of months

Greengrass1

Podocure once a month. Brilliant stuff

biddy2013

do you buy these from vet?

delaval

biddy2013 wrote: »

what do you use in footbath for mortellaro(sp) ?

We use form and blue stone

For the winter we walk through the sheds with a knapsack and spray any lame cows with form. We also do milkers in the parlour

Greengrass1

biddy2013 wrote: »

do you buy these from vet?

Timac. Have it in a knapsack in the parlour. Was down the line of cows and spray it on them for 3 days. Works well

biddy2013

other years i had used lincocin foot bath, have just been putting alamycin spray on them but have to do something tomorrow ....

trixi2011

biddy2013 wrote: »

other years i had used lincocin foot bath, have just been putting alamycin spray on them but have to do something tomorrow ....

Often used lincocin in a pump sprayer in the pit was always told it was 2 expencive to use in the foot bath

biddy2013

trixi2011 wrote: »

Often used lincocin in a pump sprayer in the pit was always told it was 2 expencive to use in the foot bath

yup thats why i want to change, hoof care man puts alamycin spray on them and lights it:eek:

trixi2011

biddy2013 wrote: »

yup thats why i want to change, hoof care man puts alamycin spray on them and lights it:eek:

Does it work ? If your only using the lincocin in a sprayer a jar of it will last a long time and seems to work .

biddy2013

trixi2011 wrote: »

Does it work ? If your only using the lincocin in a sprayer a jar of it will last a long time and seems to work .

no, was using it in the bath

delaval

biddy2013 wrote: »

yup thats why i want to change, hoof care man puts alamycin spray on them and lights it:eek:

Our hoof guy put bandages with linco, really moves it take off bandage few days later. Then we spray with knapsack.

Greengrass1

http://www.donedeal.ie/dairycattle-for-sale/intra-fit-hoof-spray/6184008
anyone use this?

Viewtodiefor

biddy2013 wrote: »

what do you use in footbath for mortellaro(sp) ?

Have had an outbreak of this too. Was told to run everything in the plae through a footbath with Lincocin antibiotic powder for 3 days to kill everything. After that the footbath once a month with something that's not antibiotic,
Problem if you use Lincocin too often is the disease grows immune to it and it doesn't work then. Happening in holland a lot seemingly, I only antibiotic once a year max!
That's my two pence

Timmaay

biddy2013 wrote: »

yup thats why i want to change, hoof care man puts alamycin spray on them and lights it:eek:

Whats the idea with lighting it?? Any cows here with it I hose down the back of the hoof and spray on alamycin in the parlour. Footbath of formalin and copper sul, I'm getting both from magneta direct, 84e for 25kg of the copper, and 34e for 25L of formalin, anyone know of anywhere cheaper for them of the top of your heads?

biddy2013

what rate do you mix the copper and formalin, if i was to put it in knapsack or hand sprayer?

dar31

one off treatment..bandage with linco powder
severe problem.. wash feet as soon as they come into parlour, let dry while milking, then spray with linco mix in spray can, let stand in clean dry yard for 10 min.
any thing that walk any way funny gets sprayed with linco mix, blue mark on bad leg so any one milking knows.
linco and blue spray are the only thing that works on mortello, cyclo blue spray is better than alumicyn spray as it is in a drier form and sticks better to the infected area.

routine footbath for hoof health, formalin footbath every month at grass(6wks in shed) one footbath per 150 cows for 3 consecutive days

wash concrete yard every day esp for stones ant grit makes a huge differance

really shouldnt say this, but free of mortello for the last year, like anything, attention to detail pays

freedominacup

dar31 wrote: »

one off treatment..bandage with linco powder
severe problem.. wash feet as soon as they come into parlour, let dry while milking, then spray with linco mix in spray can, let stand in clean dry yard for 10 min.
any thing that walk any way funny gets sprayed with linco mix, blue mark on bad leg so any one milking knows.
linco and blue spray are the only thing that works on mortello, cyclo blue spray is better than alumicyn spray as it is in a drier form and sticks better to the infected area.

routine footbath for hoof health, formalin footbath every month at grass(6wks in shed) one footbath per 150 cows for 3 consecutive days

wash concrete yard every day esp for stones ant grit makes a huge differance

really shouldnt say this, but free of mortello for the last year, like anything, attention to detail pays

There's hope for us all so. I was just resigned to dealing with it ongoing.

delaval

freedominacup wrote: »

There's hope for us all so. I was just resigned to dealing with it ongoing.

Foot bathing and bandages will shift it

Brown Podzol

There must be different types of it. I use CTC powder whenever I have a problem. Works well. Only have to do it about once every two years.

freedominacup

delaval wrote: »

Foot bathing and bandages will shift it

That's a lot of bandages. We've been treating with lincomycin and footbathing for 20+ years. The linco works but by this time of year we usually need to treat again. The most expensive pair of wellies I ever brought home.

awaywithyou

delaval wrote: »

We use form and blue stone

For the winter we walk through the sheds with a knapsack and spray any lame cows with form. We also do milkers in the parlour

when ya say 'form' i presume you mean formalin???

biddy2013

set up footbath there now, put 1 group through it, put lincocin powder in it

Blue Holland

What rate do you mix formalin for use in footbath in normal circumstances?

freedominacup

Blue Holland wrote: »

What rate do you mix formalin for use in footbath in normal circumstances?

It's usually listed on the drums but around 8 to 1 I think. Mortellaro? If so are you treating them with lincomycin?

dar31

I use quarter of a 5gl can to a 200 l foot bath

Blue Holland

I used about a third in 160 l footbath last time, about 20:1 and thought it scalded them a little. I'll try 30:1 next time, how many times would you put them through it?

case 956

have that dreadd mortelloro in the herd, how much linillon powder do you use per 200 litres water and do you let cows stand in it or walk threw it or would copper in bath and linlion on bad cows in spray can work also, never had this problem before

biddy2013

case 956 wrote: »

have that dreadd mortelloro in the herd, how much linillon powder do you use per 200 litres water and do you let cows stand in it or walk threw it or would copper in bath and linlion on bad cows in spray can work also, never had this problem before

i used 1 tub of lincocin(sp) to 200litre footbath first day. then mixed up new next day with half a tub and half a tub again the third day. They went through twice a day, problem has well improved since they are out during the day