Foot dips act as a demonstrable and highly visible sign that biosecurity and disease prevention is taken seriously and more importantly they help prevent disease transfer onto and around farm sites.
Place foot dips at all main farm/site entrances, and at entrances to farm buildings and ensure that all personnel and visitors use them.
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1:100 (10 grams of Virkon® S to every 1 litre of water) |
Replace solution once it has either become soiled or after a period of 4-5 days. |
Fill a suitable container with water adding 50 grams of Virkon® S to every 5 litres of water (1:100 dilution rate), stir until dissolved.
Provide two hand brushes with every foot dip. One to remove organic matter prior to disinfection and one to use within the foot dip to wash the boot with.
1. Using a stiff bristled hand brush, remove as much organic matter as possible from the boots remembering to pay particular attention to the sole.
2. Place boot into the foot dip and scrub using a soft hand brush making sure that the whole boot is washed thoroughly with disinfectant solution and paying particular attention to the sole.
3. Replace disinfectant solution on a daily basis disposing of soiled disinfect responsibly around the farm.
The specified uses and registered claims for Virkon® S may vary from country to country. Please contact DuPont Animal Health Solutions directly to verify country specific approved usages.
