Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis also known as PDD or Digital Dermatitis, is an infectious-claw disease in cattle caused by a bacteria. Cows affected by this disease develop sore eczema and lesions on the skin (canopy edge) related to clover.
Eczema is painful and can cause lameness of different degrees for your cattle. It can also lower reproductive efficiency and reduce milk production. Problems with digital dermatitis occur mainly in groups where poor hygiene in manure paths may exist or with the introduction of infected animals into the herd.
Is it possible to Prevent Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis while reducing copper sulphate and eliminating formaldehyde in cattle footbaths?
It is now with Healthy Hooves the unique “Copper Delivery System”
The patented Healthy Hooves Copper Delivery System can be a preventative for PDD if used as directed.
Healthy Hooves is the ultimate solution that allows for more cow passes per footbath
Using a buffering system, Healthy Hooves provide an effective footbath life throughout the processing of up to 500 cattle.
The use of formalin and copper sulphate alone in the treatment of Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis is hazardous to human health and the environment.
Healthy Hooves solubilises and activates copper to be effective against bacteria, reducing copper usage by up to 80%, thus leaving less copper in manure. Healthy Hooves is safer than formalin.