Novartis introduces new line of non-toxic biocides
and Animal Health Flies, beetles, roaches and other insects can spread disease and pose a health risk to livestock and farm animals.3 Mark Hammer, DVM, manager of veterinary services, Novartis Animal Health, said insect control is a critical component of animal health and biosecurity programs. “We know insects are capable of spreading any number of diseases including Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, Moraxella bovis, Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and Lawsonia intracellularis,” said Hammer. “Beyond the health threats they present, insects also cause stress for production animals through biting or nuisance swarming, and that can divert energy from growth or recovery from an illness.”
Natunex™, the recently introduced line of insectivides from Novartis Animal Health is distinctly different from older, traditional insecticides that are formulated with synthetic chemicals. The active ingredients in Natunex are plant-derived essential oils that have natural insecticidal properties. These patented formulations are proven to deliver efficacy that’s comparable or superior to chemical-based insecticides, without their toxicity, safety concerns, resistance issues or application limitations. “With Natunex, producers, facility managers and farm employees get excellent pest control while avoiding the laundry list of safety precautions, environmental concerns and application warnings that usually go hand-in-hand with chemicalbased pest control products,” said Gary Bosch, DVM, vice president of sales and marketing, Novartis Animal Health. “And since there are no restrictions on re-use, M i d Va l l e y Natunex really takes the hassle out of B u l l S a l e applying pest control products.” Natunex kills by contact, and studies show it frequently provided a quicker kill than the chemical insecticides it 50 Spring Yearlings • 25 Fall Yearlings was compared against. The technology Cattlemen’s Livestock Market, Galt, CA platform, developed by TyraTech, Inc., works by blocking specific tyramine nerve Sept ember 20 , 2014 • 1 pm receptors that are only active in insects and S EL L ING S O NS O F parasites. These receptors are not active in humans and other mammals, which is why Natunex is non-toxic and poses minimal safety risk to people or animals. The Natunex product line includes six formulations to control a wide variety of insects that can carry disease or negatively impact health. Two liquid formulations C ONNEALY C ONS ENS U S 7229 are available—Natunex™ Ready To Use Insect Killer and Natunex™ Drain Fly Killer. Natunex™ TechDust® is a powder-based product. Aerosol products include Natunex™ Crawling Insect Killer, Natunex™ Flying Insect Killer and Natunex™ Stinging Insect Killer. An important benefit of Natunex is that it doesn’t have the resistance issues C ONNEALY C ONFI DENC E 0100 that have developed with many chemical • All bulls are DNA tested with the 50K panel • All bulls come with a breeding soundness guarantee S I TZ U PWARD 307R insecticides.1 Estimates are that nearly • All bulls are fully guaranteed! GAR P ROG RE SS 1,000 species of insects have developed a • A majority of the bulls are AI sired by breed-leading bulls! C OLEMAN R EG I S 904 • Selling a large percentage of calving ease bulls! resistance to chemical insecticides. Over time, a higher concentration of these products is needed to achieve the same level of efficacy, which increases the Greg and Louise Schafer Bill and Marie Traylor Ed and Josh Amador 6986 County Rd 6 844 Walnut Ln 5136 Laird Rd toxicity risk and the impact on animals and Orland, CA 95693 Winters, CA 95694 Modesto, CA 95358 (h) 530-865-3706 (h) 530-795-2161 Ed Cell 209-538-4597 the environment. (c) 209-988-6599 (c) 530-304-2811 Josh Cell 209-499-9182
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