Patent ID: 6382136
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: A01K,A61D

Abstract:
A method for treating hooves of animals, the method comprising steps of:(a) cleaning the animal hooves by applying a cleaning product using an automatic spray system to provide cleaned animal hooves, the cleaning product comprises at least one of: (i) water; (ii) aqueous soap; and (iii) aqueous surfactant; and (b) treating the cleaned animal hooves with a disinfectant comprising 10 mg/l to 10,000 mg/l aldehyde obtained from at least one of formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, glyoxal, and mixtures thereof, wherein the step of treating comprises of at least one of: (i) immersion of the cleaned animal hooves in the disinfectant; and (ii) spraying the cleaned animal hooves with the disinfectant.