Premier Equipment Digital 2017

Previous Page

Next Page

Page Background

TOP PICK MediBoot ® Blocks manure from hoof until it heals. Retains medication (FootCure, etc.) around hoof long enough (2 days) to ensure all scald or footrot organisms die. Made of strong, rugged rubber (we think it’s probably too thick and rigid). Simple to use. Reusable. Strap adjusts and tightens with a snap buckle (see inset above) . 3" diameter opening. MediBoot, 0.30 lb......................... #770700 $16.00 Kopertox ™ Labeled for use on horses for thrush. A green liquid. Active ingredient is copper naphthenate. Not approved for use on food animals. Kopertox, 1 lb..............#888098 $27.50 FootCure ™ Thick paste/gel for treatment of individual cases of footrot and foot scald. Vaseline-like texture stays between the halves of hoof long enough for the active ingredient (copper sulphate) to work. We like this low-cost method . FootCure, 1.10 lb............................#770710 $18.50 SureFlexx ™ Bandage Wrap To treat severe foot scald or footrot, apply FootCure (below right) , encase it with a MediBoot (right) and secure it to the leg with SureFlexx Wrap. For milder cases we just apply FootCure and encase the foot with SureFlexx. Cut off the wrap in 24–48 hrs. Also use for open wounds and holding splints onto legs ( above ). Blue, each, 4" x 60", 0.10 lb..........#770720 $1.80 White, each, 4" x 60", 0.10 lb........#770721 $1.80 Black, each, 4" x 60", 0.10 lb........#770722 $1.80 Orange, each, 4" x 60", 0.10 lb.....#770723 $1.80 Premier FootCare ™ Concentrated liquid zinc sulphate for prevention/treatment of footrot and foot scald. Use in foot bath (1 qt per 50 gal); or topically as a spray; or pour-on (1 part FootCare, 3 parts water). 1 qt, 2.80 lb............................ #770600 $28.00 1 gal, 9.60 lb............................#770610 $48.00

60

premier1supplies.com • 1-800-282-6631 Foot Care Products Applying FootCure to a hoof (gloves sold on p. 91). Wrap with SureFlexx (above left) to ensure proper retention.

Zinc Sulphate vs Copper Sulphate

vs Formaldehyde?

1. Zinc Sulphate (Premier

FootCare)—

we rely on it in a

footbath for mass treating and

preventing footrot and/or foot

scald. But it takes longer exposure

time (10 minutes) to “work” than

other options.

2. Copper Sulphate—

effective

and quick. Corrodes metal gates

(and even the nails and screws

in wooden gates). Thus we use it

only for topical treatments like

FootCure

™

.

3. Formaldehyde—

kills bacteria

rapidly. Can make hooves

brittle. Poses serious health

risks to human and animal skin

(particularly eye tissue). So we

never use it.

Premier’s Foot Bath easily fits into treatment chutes (see p. 43). Snap Buckle Foot Bath