Probiotics In Progress (PIP) – For Cleaner Housing & Healthier Cows

This is a unique approach developed in the Netherlands, designed to inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria causing Digital Dermatitis, Mastitis and other disease/health problems commonly found in high production dairy cows.

THE PROBIOTIC CLEANING SYSTEM establishes a healthy microbial environment in livestock housing, on beds and on the skin surfaces of cattle. Probiotic cleaner introduces friendly bacteria that act via competitive exclusion to effectively displace pathogenic bacteria on any surface. This is a long term solution to agricultural health problems as the product acts as a preventative to pathogenic bacteria. Probiotic cleaning products fit into normal livestock management routines requiring minimal increase in maintenance. By routine cleaning with Probiotic cleaner, optimal hygiene levels can be achieved leading to better protection against common diseases which cost so much in replacement cows, vet bills, fertility, milk production and milk quality.

Overuse of strong disinfectants and antibiotics have led to increased levels of resistance in pathogenic bacteria strains, an example being Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Due to the competitive exclusion action of PIP bacteria, this prevents resistance development in pathogens resulting in less contaminated animal environments. PIP products also lower the levels of pathogenic bacteria responsible for causing DIGITAL DERMATITIS, MASTITIS and HIGH CELL COUNTS in cubicle houses, collecting yards and milking parlours.

Benefit of using Probiotic Cleaner

Aggressive chemical disinfectants and antibiotics kill all bacteria good and bad. Within 1 hour the area is re-populated often with the disease causing bacterium. Probiotic cleaning products, however use natural probiotic bacteria which outcompete pathogens and these friendly bacteria dominate the area through the process of competitive exclusion. A clean and healthy environment can then be sustained which reduces the favourable conditions for infectious bacteria such as Staph.Aureus and E.C.

The Range of Probiotic Products:

You can now view videos of some of the PIP Products, select from the list below

• Cattle Video
• Poultry Video
• Pigs Video

Animal Housing Cleaner (AHC) 

This is a strong active cleanser used to thoroughly clean cubicle houses and milking parlours. Immediately after cleaning, a healthy and stable microbial community is created on the surfaces by means of safe probiotic bacteria. The product has a long lasting effect and makes disinfection in most cases redundant. Cleaning is to be carried out in accordance with the levels of dirt; AHC cleans fast without need for scrubbing.

Animal Housing Stabilizer (AHS) 

Application of this product is required following cleaning with AHC to maintain a sufficiently high number of probiotic bacteria in the animal house. This probiotic suspension establishes a healthy and stable microbial community and with regular application acts as a preventative against growth of harmful microbial populations. The product can be used in all animal housings by means of simple and economic spraying. In cases of heavily contaminated facilities, it is strongly recommended to perform a thorough cleaning by
means of AHC before using AHS. Due to the presence of 
these stable bacteria disinfection becomes mostly redundant.

Cow Feet and Teat Cleaner (CFTC) 

This product can be applied both to cow feet and udders preferably in the milking parlour during or just after milking via a spray applicator, or in the case of feet treatment, a footbath can be utilised. Application of CFTC results in a strong decrease in humidity due to probiotic PIP bacteria consuming all available moisture. This effectively inhibits growth of pathogens since they require humid conditions to survive. This reduces the incidence of digital dematitis, a well known characteristic of lameness in cattle. In the case of udder treatment, mechanical milking often damages the teat skin which may lead to infections when hygiene is not optimal leading to high cell counts. CFTC maintains hygienic conditions on the udder by competitive excusion of these infectious microorganisms therefore maintaining low cell counts and higher milk production.