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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1996
Filed:
May. 06, 1994
William Schmidt, Woodbury, MN (US);
Deborah A Ihns, St. Paul, MN (US);
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A protective aqueous antimicrobial film forming composition that can be applied to dairy animals to form a protective film. The film can be used to reduce the incidence of both contagious and environmental mastitis in dairy herds and can be formed from an aqueous composition that can contain a nonionic iodine complex, a polyvinyl alcohol composition, having a degree of hydrolysis greater than 92%, preferably greater than 98%, and a thickener. The aqueous mixture can be applied to udder and teats of dairy herds to form a protective coating that can prevent infection from staphlococcus, streptococcus, klebsiella and other pathogens. The film can be removed using water in a convenient short period of time permitting efficient milking operations. After milking, the composition can be reapplied to the herd and can protect the herd from mastitis until the herd is again milked. The material of the invention has the property that after application and drying both films and plugs of the protective coating is softened and removed even in cold water in a convenient time frame.