We contribute through our specialty products to successful and sustained agricultural production worldwide. In addition to the specialty fertilizer, Calcium Cyanamide, with its proven and highly valued secondary effects, AlzChem’s product range includes the germicide ALZOGUR® for use in pig pens, DORMEX® plant growth regulators for table and wine grapes and other fruits growing, plant protection additives. We make sure that our customers obtain the maximum benefits from using our products by supplying them with top quality products and also by providing farmers with expert technical advice.
Alzogur® is a biocide for the treatment of slurry in pig houses. The Netherlands recently granted Alzogur® a registration for fly control in pig farms.
Flies – which emerge massively from the slurry – are not only annoying, but also act as vectors for pathogens, e.g. brachyspira hyodysenteriae – the organism that causes pig dysentery. Between 80 and 85 % of flies live in the slurry as eggs or larvae. After hatching, they transmit diseases from under the floor up to the pigs. For...