What are the disinfection methods of the cowshed in May? What if there is a disease? A bargain will be solved immediately!

It is already the Beginning of Summer in May, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the high temperature is more likely to breed bacteria, which is a problem that should be paid attention to by cattle farmers, so as to prevent cattle from contracting diseases and causing losses. What are the disinfection methods of the cowshed in May? What if there is a disease? A bargain will be solved immediately!

Methods of disinfection of cowshed in January and May

Quicklime has a wide range of uses, and the cost is low, and the price is also low. The use of quicklime in the cowshed can achieve a good effect. However, when using it, most people always sprinkle quicklime directly in the barn, in fact, this method is difficult to kill pathogenic bacteria and viruses, and the disinfection effect is very general. Because once lime comes into contact with water, it releases a lot of heat and is easy to burn cow's hooves or skin. If you let the calf accidentally eat quicklime, it is easy to cause oral and esophageal burns.

The correct way to disinfect a barn with quicklime should be to make quicklime into 10% to 20% lime milk, which is applied evenly to the floor, walls and other parts of the barn when the temperature is cooled to room temperature. However, it is necessary to pay attention to three problems: the first is to clean up the fecal dirt in the enclosure so that the effect of disinfection will be better; the second is to pay attention to the disinfection of the corners and cracks, so that the disinfection without dead corners can be more thorough; and the third is that it must be used now to avoid failure caused by long-term storage.

Second, what to do if there is a disease in the cowshed

When cattle develop bacterial and viral diarrhea, the cattle can be fed with 500 ml of 2% lime water. Under normal circumstances, eating once can have the effect of relieving diarrhea and sterilization. But need to pay attention to the proportion according to the proportion, and ensure that the purity of quicklime is high, use only the clear night above the lime water, do not feed the residue below.

When cattle suffer from ectoparasites or fungi such as cockroaches, you can wash the skin appearance of cattle with 3% to 5% lime water. Similarly, you can only use the supernatant of lime water, and the sediment in the lower layer should not act directly on the cowhide to avoid burns.

Other wonderful uses of quicklime in the barn

As quicklime can absorb moisture in the air around it and keep it dry, you can put it in a breathable bag, but put this self-made moisture-proof bag out of reach of cattle so that the loss will not outweigh the gain. In order to maintain the moisture absorption effect of the moisture-proof bag, quicklime must be replaced regularly, usually only once a month.

General storage of feed warehouse is also particularly afraid of moisture caused by feed mildew, can also use quicklime to absorb water. Quicklime can be placed in a larger ventilation bag and evenly placed in the storage area. Quicklime can also be used to spread around the forage for a week, with a width of about 20 centimeters, which can prevent rats from entering and leaving to a certain extent.

Quicklime is of great use in the process of raising cattle, and the price is also very low. Farmers who are also raising cattle at home might as well give it a try.