The Teat Seal with Antimicrobial Protection – LactoSeal – The Teat Seal with Antimicrobial Protection

The Teat Seal with

antimicrobial protection

Industry Standard Bismuth Subnitrate

Antimicrobial Protection

Easy - No Change In Protocol

LactoSeal™ – Not Just your generic teat sealant!

industry standard bismuth subnitrate

Bismuth Subnitrate Technology has been demonstrated to reduce the incidence of new cases of mastitis in the dry period by sealing the cow’s teat, mimicking the cow’s natural defence until involution is complete.

Antimicrobial protection

Formulated with a broad spectrum, GRAS preservative, stabilizing the implant, making the sealant more tolerant in use and hostile to opportunistic bacteria. Enhanced, secondary protection from the entry of viable bacteria found everywhere in the barn.

NEW!

easier to squeeze/ no air

LactoSeal syringes contain virtually no air, resulting in a more compact format with easier to control, smoother delivery. The splutter free design results in an uninterrupted plug of sealant with less tendency for it to be propelled too far. Also pre-wetted, wider cannula for easy, lubricated, insertion requiring less application pressure.

Veterinary Resource

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Conventional teat sealants - The Problem

Bacterial Exploitation of Conventional Teat Sealants

Conventional Bismuth Subnitrate Teat Sealants (Conventional Teat Sealants) have been the dairy industry’s tool of choice for 20 years in reducing the incidence of mastitis in the dry period. The problem, however, is that Conventional Teat Sealants are intrinsically flawed. Conventional teat sealants have been carefully formulated to be “inert” and exhibit little, or no, demonstrable antimicrobial activity. Due to their inert, yet sticky nature, these Conventional Teat Sealants have the potential to acquire microbes from the environment, during or post infusion. These pathogens are able to exploit the sealant.

"Growth of organisms is sustained within the product"

Disturbingly, under certain circumstances microbial growth can be sustained within conventional sealants, i.e. bacteria can use the sealant paste as a medium for growth. When testing such a product, MCS, an independent, accredited, microbiological laboratory reported, “The data shows that growth of the organisms is sustained within the product, and the preservative system has negligible effect on the organisms introduced.” Conventional Teat Sealants fail one of the most basic adequacy of preservation tests.

Lactoseal - The Solution

LactoSeal Inhibits Bacteria On and Within The Sealant

LactoSeal is just like a Conventional Bismuth Subnitrate Teat Sealant but, in addition, is further impregnated with Phenoxyethanol, a powerful, GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe) listed, antimicrobial. LactoSeal’s secondary antimicrobial protection inhibits gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria within, or on, the sealant, making it more difficult for bacteria to exploit the sealant.

Impregnated with Phenoxyethanol

“Phenoxyethanol has a broad range of antimicrobial activity, but the greatest activity is against gram-negative organisms. It is particularly effective against Pseudomonas aeruginosa” (J. American College of Toxicology 1990). LactoSeal’s secondary antimicrobial protection inhibits gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria within, or on, the sealant, making it much more difficult for bacteria to exploit the sealant.

No Change in Protocol

Use LactoSeal as you would a conventional teat sealant, with no change of protocol. Safe for use in non-lactating dairy cows. LactoSeal requires no milk or pre-slaughter withdrawal. If antibiotics are used, follow recommended withdrawal times. LactoSeal is a physical teat sealant, it simulates the keratin plug, the cow’s natural defense, to seal the teat against bacteria. LactoSeal paste is a malleable, antimicrobial barrier. It is recommended that LactoSeal be used as part of a herd approach to mastitis control. LactoSeal is compatible with conventional dry-cow management practices.