Introducing DeLaval Opti Blue™, the dairy industry’s first DDBSA-based pre-dip.
Formulated with dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DDBSA) and two percent glycerin for teat skin conditioning, DeLaval Opti Blue kills the most common mastitis-causing pathogens in 15 seconds. Lab tests at the DeLaval facility in Kansas City, Mo., showed DeLaval Opti Blue to have a 99.999% kill rate (or log reduction of 5) even with a 1 percent milk soil challenge.
Tests of DeLaval Opti Blue performed with a 1 percent milk soil challenge by a DeLaval R&D lab in Kansas City, Mo. P = 99.999 percent kill rate or a log reduction of 5.
Maintaining good udder health is essential to a dairy producer’s operation, says Dr. Tom Hemling, Vice President of Research & Development for DeLaval. “The cleaning action and germicidal killing power of DeLaval Opti Blue is excellent. It can remove and suspend soils while also weakening and disrupting bacteria cell walls killing what’s inside.”
Available to customers in the U.S., DeLaval Opti Blue can be applied as a foam, dip or spray – making it flexible enough to accommodate any producer’s pre-milk hygiene routine. DDBSA, the primary active ingredient in DeLaval Opti Blue, naturally has good foaming properties. The product’s blue color is very obvious when applied as foam helping to ensure every cow gets wiped clean before milking.
Source: DeLaval