Traditional Footbaths are Expensive, Ineffective, Labor Intensive, & Toxic

Dermashield

24/7 footbath

Leg Band Lameness Solution

24/7 Action

Put it on & forget it

Effective

Copper ions are proven
to inhibit bacterial
and fungal growth

Affordable

No more expensive footbaths

Safe

Non-Carcinogenic
Non-Antibiotic
Non-Ecotoxic

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Successful Dairy Farmers use Farm Medix Diagnostics Solutions

Andrew Hardie & Helen Long

430 cows, Pasture - Conventional

New Zealand

Snapshot, Herdscreen

350K SSC, 2 years creeping up

High Sub-clinical Staph aureus

Segregation, No Culling, CM testing

Immediate SCC stabilisation

Rob Rolston

800 cows, Pasture - Conventional

New Zealand

Snapshot

6 weeks of grading, SCC: 400-500K

Major influence of environmental markers

SOP’s and milking routines

Back to compliance within 3 days

Richard Colebrook

900 cows, Pasture - Conventional

New Zealand

Snapshot

250 cases of Mastitis in 6 weeks. Max SCC 340K.

High level of environmental markers

SOP’s and milking routines

Mastitis outbreak mitigated within two weeks

Craig Jopp

750 cows, Pasture - Conventional

New Zealand

Snapshot

Unexplained spike in SCC

High levels of environmental & opportunistic markers

Teat spraying procedure

SCC back under 100k

Anonymous Farmer

304 cows, Pasture - Conventional

New Zealand

Snapshot, Check-Up, Herdscreen

300k SCC, Staph aureus, stress

High sub-clinical Staph aureus

Selective Dry Cow & Teat sealant

Low mastitis. No Staph aureus or Strep uberis

Brooke Flett

600 cows, Pasture - Conventional

New Zealand

Herdscreen

250k SCC w/o 50 mastitis cows

ACR's recalibration

Low SCC restored, cases subsided

Brian Karels, Goat Farm

1,000 goats - Conventional Farming

New Zealand

Herdscreen

Hygiene grade

Staph aureus & CNS

Segregation, Iodine Teat Spray

SCC and Bactoscan Compliant

Mark

New Zealand

Snapshot

No infringement - SCC normally around 100k

A Proactive SNAPSHOT™ test showed the presence of high levels of hygiene markers.

Further testing was done to identify Staph aureus cows

Herd & Farm Health Maintained

DermaShield

Lameness Band Technology

& Advantages

High-tech

Technology Principle

Dermashield uses state-of-the-art copper ion slow release technology to provide a targeted action to the needed area via a downward flow of germicidal copper ions, carried by moisture, from the band (installed below the dew claw) to the hoof.

Moisture can be provided by dew or rain for pasture cows, incidental water contact in the milking shed, or urine or sprinkler water in the barn.

A High-Technology partner

This patented technology was developed in collaboration with our partner Integran, the world leader in structural and functional electroformed and electro-clad technologies. Integran’s materials technologies enable new products like Dermashield, weight savings, cost competitiveness and reduced environmental footprints.

Only Advantages

Dermashield

Effective

Copper ions are proven to inhibit bacterial and fungal growth.

Economical

The leg bands, if worn full time have a useable life of approximately 1 lactation, so are incredibly economical to use.

Simple to implement

Forget the chore of footbaths.

Environmentally friendly

Dermashield is like a 24/7 footbath, but without the waste! The amount of copper used per band is approximately a tiny 7mg per day.

Superior to legacy solutions

Alternatives are ineffective, bad for the environment, and harmful

Ineffective

Footbaths used as a walk though rapidly become contaminated. Animals are in contact with the solution for only seconds.

Expensive

In addition to their high consumable and direct labor costs, current footbaths solutions do not improve lameness, which cost US farmers $302* per lame cow per year. * Guard, 1997

Eco-toxic

Copper sulphate is ecotoxic, and quantities used in footbaths mean that excess copper is spread with effluent onto pasture or soil, causing environmental hazards.
Banned in the EU for foot bathing since December 2015.
Not recommended to be added to land above 50ppm Copper in the USA.

Hazardous

Formaldehyde (or formalin) is commonly used in embalming fluid, and is banned for use in many countries, or has strict limits for safety and vapour levels. Formalin is carcinogenic and a risk to animals and people.

DermaShield