Hygiene

Hygiene is a critical but often underestimated pillar in building long-life cows. Many health challenges begin not with visible dirt, but with biofilm, an invisible layer that shields harmful pathogens and allows them to persist on housing and equipment surfaces, creating constant disease pressure.

Durapak’s PACE hygiene approach tackles this proactively. Following routine cleaning, Prep, our cleaner and probiotic seeder, is applied to break down biofilm and remove its protective barrier. At the same time, it seeds the environment with beneficial microbes, resetting the microbial balance from the outset.

To maintain this healthy environment, Seed’r is applied every 72 hours. Seed’r continually reinforces beneficial bacteria across housing and hardware, suppressing harmful pathogens through competitive exclusion. This ongoing seeding prevents biofilm re-establishment and delivers consistent hygiene without harsh chemicals.

The result is lower disease pressure, healthier calves, and a cleaner, more stable environment, every day, from the very start of life.