Pruex aims to lead the fight against antimicrobial resistance and environmental pollution. This video illustrates how we do so. An environmental success, improved animal welfare and animal health, all contributing to improved food production and food density. A one health approach that shows how Pruex can enable environmentally beneficial farming and optimise a circular economy.
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The problem becomes magnified when milk fat and protein fuel the buildup of biofilm within milking plants especially in aged, perished rubberware.
Our research work looking at ways to reverse antimicrobial resistance on farms enabled us at the ploughing event to transfer the knowledge needed by Irish farmers to reduce the risks of their milk being contaminated by thermoduric bacteria. We were able to discuss ways of managing the cows’ environments and ways of maintaining clean milking plants without using chemicals.
Tara Lawrence, pictured, states that “If farmers are struggling with thermoduric contamination of their milk, we can help. I can visit the farm to collect swabs, the results of which allows us to devise a farm specific programme where we replace problematic bacteria in the cows environment with non thermaduric, non problematic bacteria”.
This strategy has already proved it’s worth on parlour and robot milking systems throughout Ireland.
Pruex offer this service in the UK as well. Click here to book a consultation, or call 01558509025 for further information.
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"Nuffield taught me that every business has more than one leader. I'm delighted that the staff at Pruex are taking ownership of the different aspects of running the business. Our customers are an extended family and we all enjoy working with them".
The dominant display of talented female directors was something to celebrate.
But one female was robbed of her recognition - condolences to Poppy the horse who was cropped out the mugshot photo.
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Keeping animals healthy during housed periods can be difficult, with farmers tending to notice health issues towards the last third of the housed period. Supplying a dry bed, clean air and water for animals are critical. At Pruex, we work with farmers to ensure they can provide such basic environments for their livestock.
Farmers know that if their animals aren't drinking aggressively like these in the video that the water they are providing their animals is putrid. Animals drinking putrid water are more likely to get sick and require antibiotic treatment. Pruex work with farmers to ensure Prudent as opposed to excessive antibiotic use.
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On the 19th August a group of poultry farmers gathered at Wern Farm, near Welshpool to discuss ammonia and admire extremely dry chicken litter stored in the farm’s muck shed!
Kindly hosted by Osian Williams and family, with the support of Farming Connect, Pruex have been working with the farm to autonomize the application of non-infective bacteria within Osians layer sheds.
The use of smoke bombs allows us to visualise air flow within the two 16,000 bird multi- tiered sheds and best place sprayer units. Pruex bacteria is sprayed throughout the shed, adding nature back into industrialized agriculture to provide a healthier environment for the hens and the staff.
Pruex bacteria dry up the chicken litter and testing has revealed that moisture content in the muck on the belts has reduced by over 50% since Pruex bacteria has been applied. This has resulted in the frequency of mucking out of the manure belts being slashed from every three days to once a fortnight, reducing labour requirements by more than 75%.
Alongside drying up litter, ammonia levels have been reduced inside the building and the stored muck; a huge potential for tackling NVZ policies. Air quality is improved within the sheds for birds and staff, alongside the health benefits of reduced risk of disease bacteria dominating. At Wern, mortality has reduced by over 1% and there has been no requirement for antibiotics in the flock. Egg production has been optimised, saving £12,000 per flock, and feed requirements have reduced without losing production, leading to further cost savings.
Pruex’s automated spraying systems are increasing in popularity amongst farmers across the UK and have recently led them to being awarded Agri-Epi’s prestigious Agri-Tech Excellence award 2021.
To get started with a new farm, Pruex undertake an initial swabbing to identify the disease challenge on individual farms. If you are interested in getting started with Pruex and finding out the benefits of a Pruex system in your shed, please call 01558 509025.
Three hygiene and husbandry questions answered by Sarah Dusgate of Pruex Ltd.
Can calves born indoors ever be as healthy as those born outside in pastures that aren’t over stocked?
Yes they can, as long as our hygiene protocols ensure they are delivered into an environment that is as close as possible to nature. In other words, the bacteria that populates their skin and that of their mothers’ udder, originating from the bedding isn’t dominated by fecal, potentially pathogenic microorganisms. This resembles what they would get populated by if they landed on soil or pasture. Out in a clean, well-drained field, the bacteria present in the soil would not pose a great infection threat to the young calf. An over stocked calving pen, despite ample bedding would be dominated by fecal, potentially pathogenic bacteria, and if wet, could very well be harboring high levels of unicellular protozoa like Cryptosporidium. (Crypto)
Ventilation is often a concern when calving indoors, but the quality of air for cow and calf is determined by their bedding. Fecal bacteria make ammonia from the urea and uric acid in bedding. As we all know, colostrum is gold. Farmers will often concentrate on dry cow diets, but tend to ignore water quality. You can’t optimize colostrum quality if fecal bacteria dominate the water available for the cows to drink.
At Pruex, we work with farmers to measure their calving environments. If they are measured, then they can be managed. We introduce soil bacteria into these environments.
A daily spray of Pruex Stabiliser bacteria to bedding reduces the production of ammonia and dries up the bedding. This changes the domination of bacteria from fecal to soil, from harmful to harmless, and reduces the risk of infection.
We apply our Pruex Water Plus bacteria to drinking water to achieve clean, non-infective drinking water.
Some calves, if compromised by Crypto, do require nutritional supplementation. Pruex ATAL Youngstock Gut is a plant based liquid containing herbs such as Origano, Horsetail, Thyme and Loosetrife.
Calves born inside can be as healthy as those born outside, as long as we add more nature into their environment.
Can the cows’ immune system recover as efficiently when calving inside as it does when calving outside in pastures that aren’t over stocked?
Yes if the environment she is kept in presents similar levels of challenge as those faced by her outside. She will need to be adequately fed and have access to clean water, dry bedding dominated by non-infective bacteria, and clean air to breathe. Our strategy for dominating bedding and water with non-infective bacteria become really important in achieving these goals.
Yes, if the environment the cows are kept and the water they drink are dominated by non-infective bacteria. In addition to a daily spray of the bedding with Pruex Stabiliser bacteria, and daily treatment of drinking water with Pruex Water Plus bacteria, Pruex have herbal products to help during the transition period.
At the end of lactation, cows often produce high levels of milk that can be problematic when it comes to drying them off. We use Pruex Gallic Dry, an oral paste containing herbs that help them naturally reduce their milk production.
At calving we use another herbal product - Pruex Post Calving Bolus to help them recover from the processes of giving birth and cleansing. Clean cows post calving being the goal.
Pruex is a One Health company that inspires Prudent as Opposed to Excessive antibiotic use in Human and animal markets. Pruex.co.uk
]]>Farmers will have strategies for ensuring clean water. They may have Ultra Violet filters at the source of water on-farm, they may have a weekly rota whereby different staff are tasked with brushing the slime on the walls of the water troughs. Do they understand the cause of that said slime, and the effect it has on their livestock health? That slime is biofilm, a nest built by bacteria using the mineral in the water. Those bacteria can produce toxins that are problematic for the cows that drink the water. “The toll on the immune system could explain why some chronic mastitis cow become clinical” says Zoe Davies, operations manager at Pruex Ltd.
Pruex work with farmers to ensure that bacterial biofilms don’t become problematic on farm. The company has developed a three-fold strategy to ensure optimum quality drinking water for livestock.
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“You can’t have clean milk if you give your cows dirty water. Our work on European and African farms demonstrates this point on a daily basis.” says Miss Davies. Farmers looking to improve herd health and drinking water quality are encouraged to contact Pruex.
Pruex is a One Health company that inspires Prudent as Opposed to Excessive antibiotic use in Human and animal markets. Pruex.co.uk
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“In assessing the limited available data around this issue, we realised that there were other questions that needed answering. For example, how much does teat end damage account for in high Somatic Cell Count (SCC), chronic and/or clinical cases of mastitis? Are the biocide chemicals applied to cows teats pre milking in an attempt to achieve sterility not only detrimental to the skin integrity of the teat, but also to the taste of the end product, either as fresh milk or as processed food? What happens in nature, and is there a way to introduce natural products into our modern milk production to limit the need for antibiotic treatment of bacterial infections? Says Aled Davies
In 2019, Pruex were commended an Antibiotic Guardian award by Public Health England for the innovative work they conduct in agriculture. “Good science is based on observations. We take our inspiration from nature. The cows’ udder won’t be sterile when the calf goes to suck, it would probably be coated in soil that won’t cause any infection danger for the calf. The cow, sensing the presence of the calf lets down its milk allowing the flow on nutrition to the calf without damaging the cows’ teat end. Clinical mastitis cases in nature are few and far between as a result.“ Says Mr. Davies
Modern milk production does differ quite substantially from the natural model. The cow doesn’t sense the presence of the calf, so has to be stimulated to let down its milk. Application and sometimes removal of biocides to teat surfaces by brush, foam, spray or cloth can help the process of stimulating milk let down whilst attempting to achieve sterility. But sub clinical, chronic and clinical infections are prevalent within the industry. The vacuum or pulsation used in the milking process can quickly damage a teat end if the cow doesn’t let down her milk resulting in as site of potential infection post milking. The National Mastitis plan indicates that 35 cases per 100 cows is a target that farmers should look to achieve. That suggests that on many farms, there are greater than 35% of cows infected annually. This data assumes that any cow with a SCC over 200 is regarded as having a sub clinical infection.
“In Switzerland and France, there is a different product used pre milking. Wood Wool, a tangled mess of thin strips of planed wood, similar in look to thin spaghetti, or the timber equivalent of wire wool. Yes, the sap in the wood has biocide properties, but the objective of using a good handful to brush the udder ahead of milking is mainly to stimulate milk let down. By brushing the udder, you remove dirt, and the sensation of the wood wool rubbing the skin of the udder must resemble that of a calf attempting to suck as the cow lets down its milk rapidly.” Says Mr. Davies
Two scientific trials, one from Switzerland and the other from France confirmed that Wood Wool cleaning of udders pre milking resulted in less udder infections as measured by SCC than biocide cleaning. “This does suggest that the speed of milk let down is an important factor in reducing udder infections on dairy farms, and is the main reason that we at Pruex supply this natural product to our customers” Says Mr.Davies
Pruex are a One Health company that look to inspire Prudent as Opposed to Excessive antibiotic use in Human and animal markets.
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Pruex work with farmers to FIND the cause of disease, FIX using our toolbox and TELL the good story being done by farmers. Here is a bit about what we have been finding on poultry farms over the last few months.
1. FIND
What we have found during the bird flu lockdown is that professional free range systems and even back yard poultry keepers have sheds and buildings that are not designed for birds to be housed in 24/7.
We are discovering that ventilation is being affected by pop holes having to stay closed and this subsequently effects the airflow, temperature, humidity and gases within poultry sheds.
Birds are having to be kept in closer proximity than they usually would be, resulting in faeces and moisture building up quickly and litter becoming wetter.
E.Coli and other disease causing bacteria are found naturally in livestock environments, however by keeping animals housed 24/7, we are removing them further and further from their ‘natural’ environments. This is where we experience problems. Increases in moisture within buildings can lead to increases in the build up of harmful disease-causing biofilms dominating our animal environments. Biofilms can develop beneath litter, on cladding and within the water systems, which we ultimately see resulting in increased disease and reduced production in animals.
We use bacteriology and sensor analysis to identify the causes of disease on individual farms.
2. FIX
In the unprecedented times poultry farmers are experiencing, Pruex work to bring some nature back inside the poultry shed.
When birds are able to range on pasture, they get contact with soil bacteria on their feet and beaks. When they are housed, the litter they stand on and scratch in is often dominated with harmful bugs which are challenging their immune systems.
Pruex work to add beneficial bacteria INSIDE poultry sheds to dominate the environment with non-infective bacteria and reduce the risk of harmful biofilms dominating. This can be done using our varied toolbox to fix the problems we find on our initial visits.
We spray bacteria in to sheds and dominate water with beneficial bacteria, this can be done manually or using automated equipment. We supply enrichment bales which have added Pruex bacteria, to replicate scratching in the soil. We are able to reduce the risk of harmful biofilms dominating whist the birds are still in the shed!
3. TELL
The farmers we work with tell us of the benefits they see in their animals, including reduced need for antibiotics, reduced mortality and increased production. Litter stays drier, last longer and air quality improves. This also improves the working environment for staff.
It is our role to spread this good message within agriculture, and to consumers of food raised with optimum levels of animal welfare.
Please get in touch for more information. 01558 509025. www.pruex.co.uk
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have a problem with E Coli scours in the lambs and numerous cases of joint ill. We didn’t loose many lambs, but did have to use more antibiotics than we’d want to limit the problem.” Said Jack. Each lamb was given an oral antibiotic treatment along with a penicillin injection. “Our successes in reducing our issues aren’t purely down to using Pruex products to ensure a dry bed, clean air and pure water, we have also worked on the nutrition of the ewes with the renowned vet Kate Hovers. Getting all things right can make a real difference. Since we’ve used the Pruex Water Plus treatment via a dosatron and misted our bedding with Pruex Stabiliser, the E Coli scours have stopped and we have also ended the problematic blanket treatment of antibiotics.” Said Jack
The ewes bedding is noticeably dryer. “When Aled told me to use a liquid product to dry up the bedding, if I’m honest, to start with I didn’t believe him, but it really does dry up the bedding. We don’t use a great deal less straw but I think that’s because the ewes seem to eat more of it than they used to. We aim to keep the ewes as clean as possible and the Pruex Stabiliser certainly helps in that respect”
]]>The Ingram’s are well known across the UK and further afield for their sheep enterprise at Logie Durno farm in Inverurie. The 3,500 strong ewe base of pedigree and cross breed ewes produce over 800 rams annually that are sold at their on farm sale, national society sales and NSA sales. The family produce rams for both the maternal and terminal market, with the pedigree and terminal flocks lambed indoors from December, with the indoor lambing concluding at the end of April.
“The family being well known and respected within the industry are drivers of positive change to outdated practices” says Aled Davies founder of Pruex.
Ewes are lambed on a mix of straw and sawdust beds with ewes spending as little time indoors as possible. They are brought indoors once the first ewe from that cycle lambs outdoors. Ewes are lambed indoors for ease of management and for ease of data capture such as birth weights, parental details and ease of lambing recorded prior to turnout.
Gregor Ingram approached Pruex in 2019 with the aim of limiting antibiotic, chemical use and input cost, with a focus on preventing rather than curing disease.
The Pruex Five Point Plan was adopted in 2019: • Water Plus treatment was applied via the farms borehole treating the whole water system. • Pruex Stabiliser was misted daily on the bedding, loose pens and individual mothering pens. • No corners were missed with the pet lamb group on a shepherdess feeding system also being treated.
The big difference seen by Gregor and the family was the reduction in the mastitis cases on the farm both immediately in the lambing shed and following turn out. “We had hardly any mastitis this year in the ewes, as toxic bacteria pressure was reduced. The ewes seemed to be leaving the shed a lot cleaner and healthier, and they have remained healthy throughout the year with the lambs and ewes also performing well.” The farm even noted an improvement in the pet lambs with “batches weaning off the machines cleaner and healthier with much improved performance following weaning,” said Gregor.
The focus for the 2020 season will be to drive down antibiotic usage on the farm by further reducing the mastitis cases as well as a focus on lameness within the flock.” This should be a big focus for sheep farmers across the UK” states Gregor. “The family being well known and respected within the industry are drivers of positive change to outdated practices” says Aled Davies founder of Pruex.
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The ewes are housed in December for March lambing due to the harsh weather conditions confounded on Dinas Island by a lack of shelter, and are turned out following the recording of ewe and lamb data, such as ease of lambing and birth weights. Prior to implementing the Pruex 5 Point Plan the farm were using lime with straw bedding in an attempt to limit various health issues including joint ill. Pregnant ewes were moved out of their pens weekly and run through an external footbath in an attempt to combat lameness. The worst ewes being targeted and segregated for individual antibiotics treatment. Maintaining clean and dry bedding was a constant battle. Detailed record keeping highlighted the costs of culling heavily according to foot health. Repeat offending ewes with foot problems were culled from the flock increasing the number of ewe lamb replacements needed. Neil noted that prior to using the Pruex products the farm records magnified that foot treatments were the main health burden and were utilising a significant amount of time, resources and money.
Since using Pruex in the lambing shed and in the water supply from December 2018 onwards, the family have stopped using lime as well as foot bathing completely and have seen significant reductions in lameness and lamb infections such as joint ill which used to occur in 2 to 3% of lambs. Pruex Stabiliser is applied as a mist directly onto the bedding in the ewes pens as well as the individual mothering pens daily. Neil has made some rough calculations himself and believes that by drying up the bedding with the mist of Pruex Stabiliser the savings in straw alone equate to the cost of the Pruex products, and that other health benefits such as reduced lameness and lamb infections such as joint ill are a bonus. His antibiotic bill has reduced by £3,000 annually, a major objective of his flock health plan. “The sheep sector is a low net user of antibiotics when compared to other meat sectors, but do use heavily during the lambing period. It’s been the focus of our work for this sector at Pruex, and this type of reduction shows what can be achieved in a small amount of time when farmers have the determination and focus portrayed by the Perkins family”, said Aled Davies,
founder of the company.
Water treatment is done via a dosatron pump with the whole farm receiving treatment 365 days of the year. This incorporates into the rotational grazing program utilised with each water trough readily treated. The water troughs are routinely cleaned before fresh break moves and given an extra 300ml shock treatment of Pruex Water Plus plus as the trough refills.
The detailed record keeping of foot treatments continues and in 2019 the total treatments on the farm have dropped by 68% and the total for 2020 in on track to mirror that improvement. This not only saves time and labour, but it has also reduced the culling rate on the farm due to a reduction in repeat offenders. The farm have also noted a significant reduction in joint ill cases which were
previously treated by catching lambs outdoors, with
problem cases injected with antibiotics. Since the 2019 lambing the number of joint ill cases have reduced greatly with only 3 lambs needing treatment annually.
The plan of action for the 2021 lambing season is to build on the knowledge gained over the last two lambing seasons. In addition to misting the bedding with Pruex Stabiliser and treating the water with Pruex Water Plus, and in order to reduce both workload and toxic bacterial loading on newborn lambs, Pruex Base Layer will be used instead of lime and straw in the mothering pens.
Pruex Base Layer is dust extracted chopped straw (2cm), treated at bagging with Pruex bacteria. It will be used in conjunction with Pruex Stabiliser to absorb moisture and populate good bacteria in the area where lambs need protection during the early stages of their lives.
Once inserted, the cow relaxes to chew its cudd. In the video, the cow is being given a Pruex Post Calving Bolus. This will help her clean post calving. The bolus is quite large, so the farmer inserts the Easy-Boss-E first to calm her, then administers the bolus using a bolus gun. She stops struggling once the Easy-Boss-E is inserted.
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The following video gives some background into the development Quietwean tags.
]]>Infection control, a method of cleaning, in hospitals, in homes, in schools, on farms have all concentrated on achieving sterility, but, we and our animals don't live in a sterile world. Minutes after cleaning, the void generated by disinfection is already being repopulated by bacteria and other micro organisms. At Pruex, we communicate a new and highly successful message. Our strategy is to populate the environments we live in with non infective bacteria. That is, good bacteria that doesn't make us or our animals sick. We know how to turn surfaces from being dominated by infectious bacteria into surfaces dominated by harmless bacteria for the long term. This makes the surfaces safe. People and animals then don't need antibiotics because they simply aren't infected by disease causing bacteria.
On farms we measure reductions around 70% in the amount of antibiotics used. On other farms we work to help the farmers achieve zero antibiotic use. We believe strongly that if an animal is infected with a bacteria that can be controlled by antibiotics, that the animal should be treated with the drug for welfare reasons. Prudent (PRU), as opposed to Excessive (EX), use of antibiotics - PRU EX.
Hospitals in countries like Canada, Australia, Germany, Benelux and Italy are already using this technology, and our work in homes and other public places ensure safe environments for those inhabitants.
Pruex work a One Health strategy. We work across all species, human, pet and food producing animals. Work with us, help us inspire others to act.
We saw this video online recently and include it within this document. It communicates the issue we face in terms of Antimicrobial resistance with particular reference to antibiotic resistance. Well done the people at visuallab.no that made the film.
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Farming Connect aim to transform agri-businesses across Wales.
As a government organisation they provide farm and forestry businesses in Wales with support, advice, guidance and training on both a one-to-one and group basis.
Pruex aims to help lead the fight back against Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR).
Pruex work with:
The video details the scope of the project.
Pruex work with farmers to find out which bacterial colonies generate biofilm in their pipes and troughs. Armed with this information, Pruex suggest dose rates of their water product to help prevent biofilm formation.
"We consistently get feedback on milk quality. Positive butterfat and protein modulation as a result of providing clean water. Common sense tells us that you can't get clean milk from dirty water. Our top producers value the extra income they can achieve from getting top quality water" Said Aled.
If you have a horrid slime on the walls of your water troughs, and/or within your water pipes then it would be worth speaking to Pruex. Call today on +441558668822
]]>Pruex work on all areas needed to take pressure off. We work via Pruex Barn on agriculture, using soil bacteria to ensure a dry bed, clean air and water for livestock, and our agricultural arm of Pruex Body to work on the inside of the animals using plant material. Healthy animals are needed to form a healthy balanced diet. Pruex Home is where we use soil bacteria to ensure healthy environments for humans and pets, and we have Pruex Body products, plant material to help on the inside of the body.
In this example, Acne caused the young girl pictured to loose confidence. Having identified the likely cause in her environment and diet, we recommended changes she could make to her lifestyle using Pruex Home and Body products.
We're delighted that she feels confident enough for us to publish her photos, and wish her well for her future.
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Synbiotic skin care
In humans, the skin is considered to be the largest organ and, like the internal organs, contains several layers of specialised cells (tissues) that function together. The condition of the skin sometimes provides important information about whether or not the body as a whole functions properly. Our skin is the first and most important barrier to the outside world and protects us against harmful influences and infections.
Moreover, it has become clear in recent years that the skin carries a large number of micro-organisms (= skin microbiome or skin flora) that fulfil an important function. When the skin flora or the skin are disturbed, this can lead to a large number of (serious) problems.
The skin and its microbiome
Human skin has an area of 2 square meters and consists of 3 main layers: the epidermis, dermis and hypodermis; each of which still consists of several sublayers with a specific function. Each square cm of the skin contains about 100 sweat glands, 10,000 cells and 200 nerve endings in addition to blood vessels!
The skin has several important functions:
In addition to the skin (structure) itself, recent research also shows that the microflora present on the skin (= skin microbiome) plays a very important role. A microbiome is the total number of micro-organisms (mainly bacteria) that are located somewhere; whether they work together as a community or not. The best known microbiome is that of humans and includes, for example, the micro-organisms present in our mouth, digestive system and on our skin. Even though these microorganisms do not all work together, they do determine the "state (or health)" of the place where they are located. A stable, healthy microbiome is therefore of great importance for our health and that of the entire environment. Human skin naturally contains millions of micro-organisms!
Skin disorders
The skin structure and its microbiome are both important to protect us from many harmful influences and infections. When one or both are damaged, there is a good chance that we will have skin or health problems. Very often these problems are directly or indirectly linked to microbiology. When the skin is physically damaged, certain microorganisms can suddenly cause infection, while not doing so on intact skin.
Some of the most common skin disorders:
It is also possible that an underlying condition (e.g. cancer) has a negative effect on the skin, causing it to be damaged and thus causing additional problems.
In the prevention and cure of most skin conditions, it is crucial to keep the skin structure and the skin microbiome in good condition!
Classic soaps and disinfectants
Until a few years ago, people were not yet aware of the great importance of the skin microbiome. The soaps, shower gels, shampoos that had been developed until then mainly aimed at cleaning the skin as powerfull as possible, often with very strong degreasing effect. On the one hand, such degreasing damages the skin itself, but especially also the natural microflora that is on the skin. This greatly disrupts the skin and its microbiome, causing them to lose their protective function.
Disinfectants are absolutely harmful to the skin and its microbiome. These products date from the era of aseptics in which they wanted to kill all micro-organisms in order to obtain good hygiene. In the meantime, science has shown that a large number of micro-organisms exist that are useful or even necessary for our good health. Disinfectants also kill these good microorganisms and also create resistance among the bad germs.
Classic chemical soaps and certainly disinfectants damage the skin and the microbiome, increasing the risk of skin problems!
Synbio® skin cleansing and care
After many years of research, Chrisal has developed a technology for skin cleansing and care that maximally respects the skin and its microbiome and keeps it in good condition! This patented (EP3210612A1) technology is based on synbiotics:
Synbiotics: Probiotics: Prebiotics:
the combination of probiotics and prebiotics.
good bacteria that improve human and animal health nutrients that stimulate the development of good bacteria
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The Synbio® skin care products contain a high concentration of probiotics and prebiotics. The probiotics reduce the risk of infections and install a good protective microbiome on the skin. The prebiotics support and stimulate the growth and activity of naturally good skin bacteria. In addition, the probiotics are active dirt removers that clean the skin on a microscopic level. This leads to a permanent skin cleansing and therefore a smooth and healthy skin.
The main goal is to prevent an unhealthy skin microbiome. Because the Synbio® products actively add high numbers of good bacteria (the probiotics) and stimulate the growth of existing good skin bacteria through the prebiotics, a very stable and healthy microflora is formed and maintained.
This stable healthy skin microbiome provides many benefits, both preventive and curative. Academic research institutes have conducted extensive research into the effects of this technology, which makes the claims made clinically proven!
BAD MICROFLORA WITH CLASSIC SOAPS AND DISINFECTANTS
GOOD MICROFLORA WITH SYNBIO® SKIN CLEANSING AND CARE PRODUCT
For more information, please call us on +441558668822
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In nature, there is a balance of bacterial types, regulated by the way each colony jostles and competes for dominance. There is never a void, there is always bacteria. Humans and animals don’t live in sterile environments. The balance is maintained as healthy when there are more harmless bacteria than there are harmful types. If all types are removed, via heat, or chemical action, for example by disinfection, then a race to repopulate the void ensues. If the race is won by the harmful bacteria, then the risk of animals contracting disease increases. Soil is dominated by harmless bacteria, whereas faeces is dominated by harmful types. In nature, animals are surrounded by soil, and as long as they don’t contaminate their water, bedding or air with faecal bacteria, their risk of contracting bacterial disease is limited.
Pruex apply a one health approach to reduce the threat of AMR globally, working to help professionals in human and animal health sectors do all they can to ensure the good types of bacteria win.
Human misuse of antibiotics and disinfectant is driving the threat of AMR, but press coverage seems to point the blame at veterinary use in agriculture. To succeed in our aim of reducing the risk of AMR, humans can’t divide opinion and concentrate blame on one section of our social and economic infrastructure over another. We have to work as a team and target all areas of concern collectively. A one health approach.
In hospitals, “super bugs” are very problematic. People with no infections catching bacterial disease whilst in hospital. The infections caused by bacteria that are either resistant to disinfection, or that can survive disinfection by being protected in a biofilm, a nest of slime that disinfection can’t totally eradicate from surfaces. From their nest of slime, they quickly win the race to repopulate the void generated by the cleaning process. Biofilm also pose a health problem in our homes, offices, recreational establishments and schools. If soil isn’t dominant, good types of bacteria are not dominant, and a biofilm exists. The infective types of bacteria win the race over the good types. Pruex provide good bacteria in cleaning products that remove biofilm without creating a void and reduce the risk of infective bacteria making people sick. If they’re not infected, they don’t need antibiotics. This reduces the risk of infective bacteria becoming resistant to disinfection and antibiotics.
The immune system has a role to play, for humans and animals alike. Age, stress levels, genetics, diet, exercise, air quality, temperature, humidity, water quality, mental health and wellbeing are all variables that can influence the effectiveness of the immune system in defending people and animals against infections. The role of colostrum in mammals or yolk in birds in ensuring passive immunity from mother to offspring can also determine the strength of the immune system. Pruex apply a two fold strategy to disease prevention, using non infective bacteria to ensure less risk of environmental infections, and dietary products to work with the immune system from within. Protecting from outside and inside the body.
Bacterial infections in our food production systems are problematic, reducing efficiencies, and adding costs to production. Sick animals don’t grow well. Post the second world war, the need for low cost food saw an intensification of agriculture to prevent starvation of human populations. As a result, animals have been kept in large numbers. So water systems have been developed to pipe water to animals. Biofilm is a major problem within these water systems. The tools used by veterinarians to limit the effect of infections have been antibiotics, disinfectants and antiseptics, but the threat of AMR requires a new strategy. Pruex provide dietary products to work from within the animals’ body and good bacteria in cleaning products for surfaces and water systems to remove biofilm without creating a void. This strategy reduces the risk of infective bacteria in the animals’ water and bedding infecting animals and generates lower levels of ammonia and carbon dioxide. Farmers and pet owners alike work with Pruex to ensure a dry bed, clean air and water for their animals, reducing the risk of infection. If the animals aren’t infected, they don’t need antibiotics. This reduces the risk of infective bacteria becoming resistant to disinfection and antibiotics. Consumers can be confident that animals reared in a Pruex barn are healthier.
Pruex aims to lead the global fight against AMR. Please work with us.
]]>NOTE: NOT A SINGLE PRODUCT in the world can prevent direct transmission of this (or any) virus through aerosols (tiny particles when sneezing or coughing) from person to person. So, we need to focus on the indirect transfer through hands, surfaces or objects. Pruex products contain good bacteria for improved hygiene and protection. Upon application, the good bacteria stay on the surface (hard surface, textile, skin...) in order to provide two main benefits:
- Deep cleaning: The good bacteria produce enzymes that digest organic pollution in order to make the surface microscopically clean. The good bacteria remain active for several days continuously!
- Healthy microbiome: The good bacteria cover all surfaces (including skin) for a reduced risk of infection, as proven by clinical trials (Caselli 2018; PLOS ONE)
In order to benefit from this superior protection, Pruex advise the following
actions and products:
1) Surface cleaning. COVID19 may survive longer on surfaces that contain biofilm or a lot of organic pollution. Cleaning with any of the Pruex cleaning products will make sure that the surface becomes and remains free of organic pollution. The probiotics will keep cleaning the surface constantly! Such a clean surface will also improve the efficacy of disinfectants if needed.
Recommended products: Pruex Economic Pro for surfaces and Pruex Floor Cleaner.
Frequency of application: minimum of 2x per week; daily for kitchen and toilets
2) Hand hygiene. One of the most important direct ways of transferring COVID19 from one person to another is by means of the hands. Cleaning your hands with Pruex products will create a healthy skin microbiome on the skin to strongly lower the risk of pathogen transfer.
Recommended product: Pruex Hand Soap and Pruex Hand Gel.
Frequency of application: Several times a day after each contact with a contaminated surface, bathroom visit or hand shaking.
3) Objects/textile. It is not always possible to clean all surfaces/materials (such as textile) or objects. This leaves a possible hot spot for the corona virus. Pruex has an ultrasonic fogging device to cover all surfaces and objects with a good microflora to lower the risk of infections.
Recommended product: Probinano Home & Office mister (1 device per 50m2)
Frequency of application: Permanent through automatic timer function
4) Personal protection. Besides a proper hand hygiene, one can also further protect oneself. It has been proven that the Corona COVID19 virus first infects the upper respiratory tract and sinuses. Making sure these areas also harbour a healthy microbiome will lower the risk of infection. Pruex has a system to promote such a healthy microbiome by means of inhaling Pruex good bacteria. The system is 100% safe and passed the official OECD403 tests.
Recommended product: Probinano Facial Mister
Frequency of application: Twice daily
The risk of infection can be reduced significantly by paying attention to some prevention measures such as proper hygiene. If you should get infected, do not panic. COVID19 is no more lethal than flu. Avoid infecting others by keeping a distance and paying close attention to your hand hygiene and treatment of the room(s) you occupy with good bacteria.
Keep a strong immune function. This can be aided by using Allimed capsules.
Frequency of application. One capsule twice a day. See pack for details.
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Cleaning with alcohol alone creates a void on the hands. The next thing you touch could be populating that void.
The Pruex Hand Gel comes in two sizes. One for your house 500ml, and one for your pocket/bag 150ml.
In addition to Pruex Hand Gel, there are two sizes of Pruex Hand Soap available as well. These also contain good bacteria that populate hands post washing, giving you extended protection. ]]>
The owner used the Allergen Spray and you see the difference within the week.
Amazing result.
It does however raise an important question. Are we keeping our pets in environments that are bad for their health and optimise allergic reactions? At Pruex, we can help. We work out how to take environmental pressure away from our pets as well as people and farm animals.
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Pruex have learned a great deal over the last three lambing seasons and have developed a simple 5 point plan that attempts to help shepherds reduce the risk of watery mouth and joint Ill.
Within the plan, farmers will need misting equipment to apply Animal House Stabiliser (AHS Green Top), to bedding and Water Plus (Blue Top) to water. These products can be viewed or purchased from the buttons below.
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Pruex offer a three tier approach to identifying and reducing bacterial pressure on livestock that require differing levels of farm labour. The fully automated Intelligent Barn system uses sensor technology to detect Ammonia, Carbon Dioxide, Humidity and temperature within farm buildings as well as wind direction, precipitation, temperature and humidity outside the buildings. A dashboard then coordinates automatic misting of non infective bacteria within buildings and treatment of water systems to reduce the threat from feacal bacteria within the animals direct environment. More labour is required if the farmer adopts the secondary partially automated Intelligent Barn system. Here, the stockman is informed by text message of modulations within the animals environments that require action. They then perform the misting duties by hand held device. Some farmers opt for a tertiary offering where they perform regular treatments of water and bedding by set protocol determined by microbiological testing.
“Reductions in Ammonia and Carbon Dioxide are achievable when using intelligent agricultural technology. I had no idea that the increases in production that follow when animals aren’t continually challenged by bad air, dirty water and wet bedding were so great” says Aled.
Pruex work with farmers to FIND the cause of disease on their farms, FIX the problems with a clever toolbox inspired by nature, and TELL consumers of the good work done in agriculture to reduce the need for antibiotics.
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