EFFICACY OF TEAT DIPS CONTAINING A HYPOCHLOROUS ACID GERMICIDE AGAINST EXPERIMENTAL CHALLENGE WITH STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS AND STREPTOCOCCUS-AGALACTIAE

Two teat dip formulations containing sodium dichloroisocyanurate, whic h released hypochlorous acid (2800 ppm) as the active ingredient, were tested for efficacy against new Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococc us agalactiae IMI using an experimental challenge model. Product 1 red uced the number of new Staph. aureus IMI by 73.6% and reduced the numb er of new Strep, agalactiae IMI by 65.1%. Product 2 reduced the number of new Staph. aureus IMI by 69.0% and reduced the number of new Strep . agalactiae IMI by 63.5%. No adverse effects on teat skin condition w ere observed over the course of the studies.