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Apiam Animal Health’s Zoono sanitiser a major breakthrough in COVID-19 prevention
ONE of Australia’s larg- est veterinary service providers Apiam Animal Health, having recently secured distribution rights of a revolutionary surface sanitiser and protection nanotechnology, has had its Z-71 Microbe Shield product approved by Aus- tralia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration for use against COVID-19.
Apiam has demonstrated 30-day pathogen protec- tion in its animal field studies against a similar coronavirus that causes high mortality in young pigs.
“On December 11, 2019 the federal government an- nounced $66.6 million of funding to address the im- mediate threat of the dis- ease, which has recently been reported as close as Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.”
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The TGA approval comes on the back of re- search conducted in the UK against a COVID-19 surrogate – feline corona- virus – where Z-71 Mi- crobe Shield was able to reduce viral levels by over 99.99 percent.
“Both mechanical and chemical sanitisers will kill most pathogens almost straight away but the fact it has been tested to be effective against many germs for up to 30 days on surfaces is a major break- through,” Dr Richards said.
Apiam had been using its current supply of Z-71 Microbe Shield to sanitise its own offices and veteri- nary hospitals around the country.
BOTH large and small, about 800 federally reg- ulated meat-processing facilities provide 98 percent of the US meat packing capacity.
a $A7.6 billion loss, $A3 billion of that hitting the pork powerhouse state of Iowa.
Apiam managing direc- tor Dr Chris Richards said the biggest difference be- tween this sanitiser and others on the market is that Z-71 Microbe Shield con- tinues to remain effective over time, through killing pathogens by mechanical rather than chemical ac- tion.
Apiam acquired the dis- tribution rights for the live- stock and animal health industries in Australia in November last year for the disinfectant technology, which is manufactured in New Zealand by Zoono Group Limited.
“Veterinary practices are seen as essential services and we ensure ours are as safe as possible for our staff and clients,” Dr Rich- ards said.
April 2020 dealt several devastating blows to the country’s meat market, with Smithfield the larg- est pork integrator in the country announcing the indefinite closure of sev- eral major packing plants.
The loss has been at- tributed to several factors, each as crippling as the previous.
“It has been demon- strated through extensive research over 10 years against a range of patho- gens to be effective for up to 30 days.
Apiam Animal Health stocks Z-71 Microbe Shield, and expects ad- ditional supplies of both Z-71 Microbe Shield and Zoono’s hand sanitiser in the coming weeks, which will be available through Apiam clinics and the countryvet.com.au web- site.
This loss is compounded by closures and decreased staffing of competitor plants owned by JBS and Tyson Foods.
While government offi- cials urge US packers to find ways to remain open, the unfortunate reality is that social distancing is near impossible in mod- ern processing facilities.
“Laboratory tests are currently progressing to establish the duration of protection the Z-71 Mi- crobe Shield product will have against a COVID-19 surrogate.”
“African swine fever is a contagious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs.
The resulting facility bottleneck has resulted in about 25 percent decrease in cattle processing and six percent decrease in pork processing compared to the same time last year.
Additionally, due to a younger worker demo- graphic, most individuals affected with the virus experienced mild symp- toms, which resulted in them not staying home or seeking medical interven- tion.
“We were initially at- tracted to the Zoono prod- ucts for use by our net- work of vets to sanitise and protect piggeries, poultry sheds and livestock sys- tems, as well as for use in biosecurity programs with the technology having been proven in laboratory tests in the Netherlands to be effective against Afri- can swine fever virus,” Dr Richcards said.
COVID-19 impact on plant shutdowns is begin- ning to ramp up.
“There is no vaccine and it kills about 80 percent of the pigs it infects.
A recent study conduct- ed by Iowa State Univer- sity has indicated that the US market is heading for
Short staffing
There has been strong demand from both Apiam clients and the greater community for the use of its products, and Apiam provided ‘fogging’ ser- vices where requested to assist other essential busi- nesses and workplaces im- prove their biosecurity and hygiene systems.
Packer bottleneck
US agriculture relies heavily on immigrant workers to aid in all as- pects of agriculture, from crop production through to packaging.
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Viral testing at Smith- field’s South Dakota plant indicated the location was a viral hub, with over 16 percent of 3000 employ- ees testing positive prior to the plant shutting down.
With illness, absentee- ism, border closures and increased timing to ac- quire working visas, the lack of manpower has been the harsh real- ity agriculture industry is feeling across the board, which has made margins in pig production shrink further.
Supply and demand
With the bulk of food service and high-end re- tail stores closed for busi- ness, there has been a dra- matic shift in the extent of carcass utilisation in the market.
Whereas retailers and restaurateurs preferred primal cuts, the more budget conscientious masses are interested in the cheaper options including poultry and ground meats.
Bacon and ham are typi- cally the drivers for pork carcass prices in the US.
Bacon attributes about 70 percent of its sales to the commercial and res- taurant industries.
The resulting impact has driven the average pork carcass value to drop as much as $A70.33 per head.
Unlike nonbiologic commercial goods, pig production runs on a con- tinual timeline.
With packer capacity pushed to the limit and pork backing up in the supply chain, producers are facing severe losses.
If exports and domestic demand does not increase, the US could be looking at a drastically different producer demographic in 2021.
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