Re: Zinc sulphate

In article <V306lmAFe0XDFwOV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Oz <Oz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Andrew Hickley <amh67@xxxxxxxxx> writes
> >> 2) Footbath for foot rot.
> >
> >Since we started using formalin regularly our foot rot problems have
> >declined very significantly. Not nice stuff but very effective.
>
> Sure, its what we used to start with but:
>
> 1) Its very expensive.
> 2) It can scald the feet if used repeatedly.
> 3) Its not good health & safety wise. I believe its classified as very
> toxic and needs full protective clothing.
> 4) And most importantly, its chemically very active and rather easily
> degraded by organic matter like faeces and urine (eg think urea-
> formaldehyde resins). Consequently it needs regular topping up, but the
> amount of degradation is unclear.
>
> We then moved to copper sulphate. This was similarly priced but without
> most of the above problems.
>
> We then moved to zinc sulphate, which was very much cheaper AND had this
> advantage of perhaps fixing the keratin cross-linking enzyme.
>
> Which is why I have a pallet left over.

And that's why I like reading this newsgroup. Useful, Oz, thanks. And I
probably can't justify a jaunt to get some, much as I'd love to.
.

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