Lanxess
British Dressage have a new partnership with German global chemistry business Lanxess, who are our first Official Biosecurity Partner. Their expert knowledge and advice helps our commitment to improve equine welfare.
Lanxess and their team of technical experts will guide British Dressage and provide members with editorial and digital content to help their education and knowledge on equestrian virus’s and diseases and how effective Biosecurity solutions can present these from harming horses.
Who are Lanxess?
Lanxess manufacture Virkon S, an effective disinfectant that kills common equine pathogen and diseases.
Lanxess is a global chemistry business based in Cologne in Germany, and have production facilities globally. In the UK the product is manufactured and supplied from Sudbury in Colchester. Lanxess Biosecurity Solutions, is a division of Lanxess, that are innovators and producers of high performing Biosecurity chemistries/solutions, these are extensively tested to ensure maximum efficacy. The products are designed to protect animals and keep animals free of diseases and infections, including viruses and bacterial infections, especially where they may have come into contact with other animals of the same species, or there is known environmental challenges nearby.
Lanxess produce carefully formulated products that comply with UK DEFRA approvals, when used at the DEFRA rates the products will help reduce pathogen pressure and keep animals protected and safe and quickly inactivate any pathogen threat.
What is Virkon S?
From an equine perspective, the globally renowned product Virkon S is the preferred choice of product, Virkon S has been protecting animals for over 40 years, quickly inactivating pathogens/diseases, and no known resistance build up. Once dry Virkon S leaves no residual product and breaks down into harmless salts already found in the environment, so not increasing the burden on our environment. Combined with an effective cleaner, this combination is ideal for horse stables, horse yards, tool and equipment disinfection, foot dips and wheel disinfection of trailers at events, where disease pressure increases due to the number of animals and visitors.
How our partnership with benefit you
Lanxess are delighted to partner with British Dressage to jointly promote and educate on horse welfare and disease prevention, helping all those passionate about their horses and the sport to continue to enjoy competing whilst ensuring their horses are receiving the best disease prevention advice and products possible and generally support the horses and riders associated with BD and the wider equine world in biosecurity education and support with the ultimate aim of keeping our animals safe and disease free.