Methods of preventing the transmission of communicable diseases in livestock

Abstract

A composition that includes ethylhexyl sulfate or a salt thereof, an alkylbenzenesulfonic acid or a salt thereof, and a carrier. The composition can be used for killing or inhibiting a microorganism or pathogen (e.g., bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, enteric bacteria, virus, fungus, mold, mildew or powdery mildew), located on a topical surface of an animal, located on a surface of an object that will contact a topical surface of an animal, or a combination thereof, wherein the microorganism or pathogen is associated with the transmission of communicable diseases.

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         19 . A method of washing a surface that contacts a topical skin surface of an animal, the method comprising contacting the surface with an effective amount of a composition comprising:
 (a) ethylhexyl sulfate of the formula   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       or a salt thereof;
 (b) an alkylbenzenesulfonic acid of the formula 
 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       or a salt thereof, wherein n is about 5 to about 20; and
 (c) an acceptable carrier. 
 
       wherein the surface that contacts the topical skin surface of an animal is bedding material, an animal stall, an animal living area, an animal transportation area, an animal eating area, a surface of a device that is used to contain, corral or direct the animal into a specific area, or a surface of a device that is used to prevent its free movement. 
     
     
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