UNDERSTANDING - 9 - TC_Teat Dips

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* 1. Enter your first and last name

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* 2. Select the options that match the teat condition and teat dip type.

Limited contact time, no chance to heal/condition, limited chance to irritate: Pre-dip

Stays on teat, opportunity to condition: Pre-dip

Stays on teat, opportunity to condition: Post Dip

Stays on teat longer, more chance to condition or irritate: Post Dip Barrier

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* 3. The goal of teat skin and teat end roughness scores is to have less than ___% score of 3 or greater.

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* 4. Select the options that match the following regarding teat dip composition and teat conditioning

Some more friendly than others: Germicide

Type and amount is critical: Surfactant

>9 causes irritation, <3 irritation/exfoliation: pH

Glycerin>Sorbitol>Prop. Glycol: Emollient

Alcohol may tend to dry skin: Solvent

Effect depends on formula: Viscosity

May be important under wind chill conditions: Drying time

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* 5. Select all that are correct.

Teat conditioning is a function of the composition, not just the germicide.

Properly formulated, high emollient peroxide is equivalent to emollient iodine teat dip.

Humectants function by attracting water to the skin surface, from the deeper skin tissue and from the air.

Propylene Glycol is a more efficient humectant than glycerin and sorbitol.

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* 6. Hydration/conductance measurements showed changes that correlate with emollient level and subjective scoring.

True

False

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* 7. Chapped teat skin and end roughness corresponds to which value on the teat condition scale?

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* 8. Select all that are true.

Hydrogen peroxide is perceived as gentle on skin and can cause exfoliation.

Aloe is effective when added in small amounts to teat dips.

Moisture barriers function by preventing water evaporation.

Teat condition is a function of formulation.

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* 9. Select all that are true. Alphahydroxy Acids...

Accelerate exfoliation

Effect is concentration and pH dependent

Many teat dips contain citric acid to buffer the pH

Thickens the stratum corneum by increasing corneocyte adhesion.

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* 10. Select all that are true regarding Surfactants.

Type and amount is critical

Solublize iodine

Provide wetting and cleaning

Certain classes may solublize natural protective oils and are harsh to skin.

Certain classes are less effective as detergents but are more efficient as iodine solublizers.