Draxin

[JoeFo]

Thinking of vaccinating as have to run ewes/lambs every 3 weeks through the bath and stand. Very labor intensive, anyone use it and how do you find it?

 

[Al R]

What’s your foot issue?
Why not use formalin and just run through and cure it? If you have to bring them close to your yards etc run them through in the morning and afternoon again and then send away.

 

[JoeFo]

Using Zinc Sulphate at the moment. The farm is an outfarm and split so not near sheds, a lot of moving around

 

[JoeFo]

Scald is the problem

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Scald is the problem

No way do you need draxxin for scald...formalin will suffice

 

[Al R]

This year I bought 2x inter shape foot mats, very very good and I walked all lambs Over it at 5-6 weeks old it stopped the scald instantly and apart from 1/200 it hasn’t returned, I also moved these mats to multiple systems and with the rappa too.

 

[Downtrodden Dad]

Draxin is an antibiotic not a vaccine, footvax is for footrot and it is said to reduce the amount of scald.

 

[milkloss]

Formalin not too strong should be fine although it sounds like a ball ache to set up on an away patch of land.

top the grass if it's stemmy, it cuts between the hooves and causes scald.

 

[primmiemoo]

Using Zinc Sulphate at the moment. The farm is an outfarm and split so not near sheds, a lot of moving around

If your zinc sulphate doesn't already have a surfactant in it, add a small amount of washing up liquid to the solution in the footbath - it doesn't need more than the amount for a standard bowl of dishes, and doesn't need to be scented.

As has already been mentioned, footmats are worth the investment.

 

[neilo]

If your zinc sulphate doesn't already have a surfactant in it, add a small amount of washing up liquid to the solution in the footbath - it doesn't need more than the amount for a standard bowl of dishes, and doesn't need to be scented.

As has already been mentioned, footmats are worth the investment.

How much would one put in a standard bowl of dishes?

 

[primmiemoo]

How much would one put in a standard bowl of dishes?

[Shocked face emoji!]

 

[Al R]

How much would one put in a standard bowl of dishes?

Approximately a kn0bfull at a guess ?‍

 

[Northern territory]

Are they good these foot-mats or do they harbour bugs

 

[Al R]

Are they good these foot-mats or do they harbour bugs

Everyone I know that has them uses them with formalin so no bugs could survive anyway?

 

[neilo]

Are they good these foot-mats or do they harbour bugs

we had a couple when they first came out, 20 odd years ago. Sheep ran over them ok but I didn’t find them anywhere near as effective as running them through a 4% formalin footbath (with a bit of straw or wool dags thrown in for the first time).

I cut ours up to use as disinfectant mats in 2001 and certainly haven’t felt the urge to replace them,

 

[Northern territory]

we had a couple when they first came out, 20 odd years ago. Sheep ran over them ok but I didn’t find them anywhere near as effective as running them through a 4% formalin footbath (with a bit of straw or wool dags thrown in for the first time).

I cut ours up to use as disinfectant mats in 2001 and certainly haven’t felt the urge to replace them,

Ok won’t bother then. Had some lambs through foot bath today 2nd time and ran a lot better.

 

[hally]

Draxin is an antibiotic not a vaccine, footvax is for footrot and it is said to reduce the amount of scald.

Years since we footbathed lambs at grass, coincidently since we started using foot vax annually, so I would agree there must be a link.

 

[An ancient git]

Draxxin works well on a mastitis and is an A/B !! If scald doesn't clear up , I give a shot of Alamycin LA .....

 

[hally]

Very expensive drug for scald imo but good for cod And mastitus. Use plenty here.....bloody texels?