Alzogur® in the Netherlands – New registration for larvae control of flies in pig manure
New registration for Alzogur® in the Netherlands
Alzogur® is a biocide for the treatment of slurry in pig houses. The Netherlands recently granted Alzogur® a registration for fly control in pig farms.
Flies – which emerge massively from the slurry – are not only annoying, but also act as vectors for pathogens, e.g. brachyspira hyodysenteriae – the organism that causes pig dysentery. Between 80 and 85 % of flies live in the slurry as eggs or larvae. After hatching, they transmit diseases from under the floor up to the pigs. For this reason, fly control must include the manure.
Alzogur® has been also shown to control effectively brachyspira hyodysenteriae. For this reason it is used in many EU countries for control of house fly as well as of pig dysentery.
The success of a hygiene program depends on its weakest link. In many pig farms the weakest link is the slurry under the slatted floor. Its treatment is essential to avoid reinfection from the slurry to the pigs. And this is one of the great benefits of Alzogur®: for significant reduction of antibiotics in pigpens!
Since damage after a disease outbreak can only be minimized, prevention through a complete hygiene program is mandatory. Alzogur® is due to its unique biocidal effects against flies and dysentery an essential product in this concept of hygiene management.
About AlzChem
AlzChem is a globally active specialty chemicals company that is predominantly among the market leaders in its fields of activity. AlzChem benefits in particular from the three very different global megatrends of sustainability, population growth and healthy aging. AlzChem products offer attractive solutions in a wide range of applications.
The company sees interesting growth prospects for itself above all in the fields of human and animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, fine chemicals, metallurgy and renewable energies. The broad product range includes, for example, dietary supplements, plant growth regulators and precursors for corona tests.
The company employs around 1,630 people at four production sites in Germany and Sweden, and at two sales companies in the USA and China. In 2020, AlzChem generated consolidated sales of around EUR 379 million and EBITDA of around EUR 53.8 million.
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