Powerful Protection for Goats
EfferCept Teat Dip is a game-changer for both dairy cows and goats, offering superior protection against mastitis and other harmful pathogens. EfferCept’s fast-acting formula offers effective protection—even in the presence of dirt, manure, and other organic matter. Regular use as a teat dip, foam, scrub, or spray helps control a broad spectrum of mastitis-causing organisms, making it an essential part of your herd management routine.
Powered by hypochlorous acid, EfferCept penetrates cell walls to disrupt the energy-producing functions of harmful organisms. Unlike traditional disinfectants, which can damage cell walls through harsh oxidation, EfferCept works with precision to quickly deactivate pathogens without causing irritation or harm to sensitive skin.
CONTROLLING MASTITIS
Mastitis is a leading cause of profit loss in dairy production, and its prevention is key to maintaining healthy animals and optimal milk production. EfferCept's powerful sanitizing action is ideal for preventing mastitis and other infections, ensuring that your animals stay healthy and your farm stays profitable.
List of mastitis-causing organisms:
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus uberis
Streptococcus agalactiae
Salmonella choleraesuis
Pseudomonas species
Mycoplasma species
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Klebsiella species
Candida species
Aspergillus species
Many viruses
A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHLORINE
EfferCept stands apart from other teat dip products like iodine by maintaining the active ingredient of EfferCept is sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC), in effervescent tablet form for simplified preparation. While the active ingredient in EfferCept is a member of the chlorine family, it differs from other chlorine-based treatments that operate at a pH favoring the prevalence of the OCl¯ ion. The product is pH-buffered—formulated specifically to prevent major shifts in pH—so that it exhibits a near-neutral pH of 6.3–6.7 regardless of the concentration level. With a pH comparable to water, EfferCept is set apart from bleach and other chlorine products in its odorless smell and absence of corrosive properties, maintaining the integrity of any equipment or bedding it encounters as it sanitizes.
DISTINCT MOLECULAR PERFORMANCE
Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) provides exceptional killing power with virtually no irritation. The HOCl molecule is key to the product’s demonstrated performance against a wide range of harmful organisms. This molecule bears no positive or negative charge and, unlike the negatively charged OCl¯ ions produced by chlorous acid/chlorine dioxide treatments or OI¯ ions produced by iodine treatments, it is not repelled by the negatively charged bacterial cell wall. It penetrates the cell wall to deactivate the cell’s primary energy-producing source, resulting in rapid cell death.
The molecule easily penetrates microorganisms but does not easily penetrate animal and human skin cells. The HOCl contained in the product formulation reacts with soil and fat substances, converting them to soluble salts that rinse away.
WHY A NEUTRAL pH IS IMPORTANT
1. The prepared solution is non-caustic with minimal irritation to skin and animal tissue.
2. This neutral pH is created by a high concentration (95%) of hypochlorous acid, HOCl, and a minimum concentration (5%) of the hypochlorite ion, OCl¯. Both HOCl and OCl¯ are relatively strong disinfectants. However, HOCl, as in EfferCept, offers several efficacy advantages:
• Increased control of mastitis-causing organisms
• Continued performance in the presence of organic matter
• Fast kill
Enriched with SoftGuard “SG” conditioner, EfferCept SG penetrates to help protect and soften teats, skin, and udders.