Teat spray

[Devon lad]

Can anyone recommend any teat spray products for good teat condition, been struggling this spring with our spring calvers out on grass day and night since February. Used progiene spraysheild hex in the past but it seems to not be working too well this year also getting quite a few E. coli mastitis cases. Used a standard iodine concentrate diluted with water and 10% glycerin in the past but this is a bit iffy with spray pattern/viscosity.
TIA

 

[supercow]

Ive used a chlorine dioxide based post spray pre dip for the last 3 years and got on well, but it’s expensive. Saying that last couple of months my cell count has been doing my head in on a large scale! So been considering changing myself!

 

[Grassman247]

Idoshield from kiwikit with manuka honey, cows teats are very soft now

 

[Devon lad]

Idoshield from kiwikit with manuka honey, cows teats are very soft now

What dilution rates are you using it at the moment? 1:9 is cost effective but 1:4 gets a bit expensive £700 for 500 litres!

 

[Grassman247]

What dilution rates are you using it at the moment? 1:9 is cost effective but 1:4 gets a bit expensive £700 for 500 litres!

1:4 at the minute, it is expensive but it’s cheaper than mastitis

 

[farmboy]

I found I improved teat condition massively once I started prefoaming and wiping rather than just using wet wipes

 

[Beef farmer]

So 700 quid for 2500 liters of mix? Doesnt seem stupid.

 

[coomoo]

Every day of the week Deoson super excel, but we all say hi he same about what we’re using

 

[O'Reilly]

So 700 quid for 2500 liters of mix? Doesnt seem stupid.

No, £700 for 100l concentrate, makes up to 500l at 1:4, or 1000l at 1:9, according to conditions. We like it too, and the flexibility of altering the rate, or adding glycerine if it's really bad out there.

 

[Blue.]

I'm on hexalact 7:1 from Stanton dairy supplies,it was £400/200 litre drum (gone up to £440) l did buy enough for 2 years in January before it went up hope it keeps.

 

[Dead Rabbits]

We use some kind of cheap iodine then I put Triumph from delaval in for the winter. Mixed 1/3 triumph, 2/3 generic teat dip.

Been a bitch of a winter with some challenging conditions and it works well. Very good teat condition

 

[Davy]

Can you buy glycerine to mix in with a bog standard cheapo lactic acid dip?

 

[Devon lad]

Can you buy glycerine to mix in with a bog standard cheapo lactic acid dip?

Have only mixed glycerin with iodine based sprays before at a max of 10%, never tried it with lactic acid/chlorhexidine based ones

 

[Blue.]

Can you buy glycerine to mix in with a bog standard cheapo lactic acid dip?

Can't see a problem adding glycerin into lactic acid dips,mine has it in it anyway,when I added glycerin into my iodine dip I found it best to stir it once a week,I did consider fitting an old milk tank stirrer to the ibc.

Don't buy it off kiwikit it's near twice the price as eBay sellers.

 

[Ducati899]

I use a mole valley pre/post spray,£520 for a IBC,teat condition is brilliant and very pleased with it as a product

 

[In the pit]

You can't get a pre/post spray as the two products are totally different
Pre spray has to have a quick kill( normally 90 seconds) where the post spray needs to kill/last for a long time

 

[Headless chicken]

You can't get a pre/post spray as the two products are totally different
Pre spray has to have a quick kill( normally 90 seconds) where the post spray needs to kill/last for a long time

You can get it but it costs a fair bit more. We’ve done a lot of work with swabbing tests at different points post application after a big bactoscan issue a couple years ago

 

[Beef farmer]

You can get it but it costs a fair bit more. We’ve done a lot of work with swabbing tests at different points post application after a big bactoscan issue a couple years ago

What product then? How does it work?

 

[Scholsey]

Use FilmUtile from Ecolab £425/205litres but seems to work well and good coverage, easy to see who has been milk/who is late without even looking at computer. Had disasters with Kilco teat spray 2 years ago, wont use that crap again.

 

[Fergieman]

Use FilmUtile from Ecolab £425/205litres but seems to work well and good coverage, easy to see who has been milk/who is late without even looking at computer. Had disasters with Kilco teat spray 2 years ago, wont use that crap again.

Which Kilco product and what was the problem?

I am using Kilco nanodual and seem to be getting on OK with it.