While prevention through vaccination and biosecurity is the priority in the fight against foot and mouth disease (FMD), complimentary and non-competitive treatment through Tri-Solfen® motivates farmers to resolve pain and heal wounds. The Tri-Solfen® topical analgesia wound formulation is now commonly used in In Australia where its uses include applying Tri-Solfen® for mulesing procedures (80% of Australian farmers use Tri-Solfen® for this). In total 100 million animals have been treated so far.
Using Tri-Solfen® for dehorning reduces bleeding
Glenn Titmarsh, a beef farmer from the Tandora grazing property in Maryborough, Queensland, has been using Tri-Solfen® for three seasons. Tandora has been primarily applying Tri-Solfen® for dehorning – a procedure where Glenn says bleeding is noticeably reduced.
De-budding dairy cattle with Tri-Solfen®
De-budding with Tri-Solfen®. Gears Dairy in Queensland looks after around 500 cows. Barbara Gear talks about the importance of animal welfare and their use of Tri-Solfen® when de-budding their animals at around six weeks old to eliminate infection and make the procedure as pain free as possible.
Branding cattle with Tri-Solfen®
Julian Henderson who manages the Glen Arden ESK homestead in South Australia discusses how he believes pain relief for livestock should be mandated, and how Tri-Solfen® delivers positive outcomes at minimal cost.