SurpHace

pH and Ammonia Control in Confined Livestock

General Purpose Acidifier

Eliminate Ammonia, Lower pH in Livestock Operations

SurpHaceTM (formerly known as ParlorPal and BeefUp) is a dry, granular product that safely lowers pH to control ammonia and create environments unsuitable for pathogenic bacteria. Fewer environmental challenges supports healthier animals and better performance.

The Power of pH

Low pH has been shown to create an unfavorable environment for the bacteria that can negatively impact animal health and performance. For livestock raised in confinement, low pH bedding, manure and footbaths help decrease environmental challenges that may impact respiratory health, hoof health and overall performance.

Why SurpHace

Improve Air Quality & Respiratory Health

SurpHace eliminates ammonia to help create a safer environment for animals and workers. No ammonia means less stress and production losses due to compromised animal respiratory systems. Safe and effective, SurpHace is on the EPA Safer Chemicals Ingredient List and can be applied around animals of any age.

Support Hoof Health

SurpHace can be applied directly to bedding or mixed with water and used in footbaths to lower pH and support hoof health by creating an environment unsuitable for pathogenic bacteria.

Can Disrupt Fly Larvae

Fly larvae development requires microbial activity to be used as a food source. By lowering pH and creating an environment unfavorable for bacteria, SurpHace can disrupt larvae development.

Decrease Emissions, Increase Fertilizer Value

SurpHace is an environmentally-friendly product that is free of heavy metals (copper or zinc) and toxins. Upon activation, it breaks down into elements naturally found in the environment. By eliminating ammonia, SurpHace reduces environmental emissions while increasing the fertilizer value of manure by retaining more nitrogen.

Where to Use SurpHace

Use SurpHace in bedding, calf hutches, receiving pens, high traffic areas, footbaths and more.

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Footbaths for Hoof Care

Hoof care solution that replaces copper sulfate and formaldehyde

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Free Stalls & Bedding Packs

Eliminate ammonia to lower stress on animals and reduce bedding costs

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Calf Hutches

Eliminate ammonia stress for improve respiratory health and help control fly larvae

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High Traffic Areas & Receiving Pens

Leverage the power of pH to make pens less hospitable to harmful microbes from incoming or sick animals.

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Goat and Sheep Bedding

Eliminate ammonia and lower pH in bedding on goat and sheep farms, including lambing and kidding pens.

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Algae Growth

Remove algae growth from concrete in the milking parlor or other areas

Resources

The team at Jones-Hamilton Co. are known as experts on acidification. Explore our library of resources to find insights on maximizing product benefits, best practices for application and more.

Hear how Dr Smith uses SurpHace to control dairy ammonia while lowering bedding cost.
Provision Cattle Company teamed up with Jones-Hamilton to test the efficacy of a SurpHace (formerly BeefUp), a dry mineral acid that lowers pH and eliminates ammonia in animal agriculture settings.
Applying SurpHace (formerly BeefUp) in receiving and hospital pens is quick and easy. See how one person can lower pH and ammonia in 2-3 minutes.
Learn more about SurpHace, a dry, granular product that safely lowers pH to control ammonia and create environments unsuitable for pathogenic bacteria.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

How can an effective footbath help my profitability?

Economic analysis of dairy cow foot health has estimated that lameness can result in a 30% loss in milk production returns per cow. Use of SurpHace in footbaths costs only pennies per cow.

Why does it matter what I put in my footbath?

Many of the products used in footbaths are selected from “customary practices”. Copper sulfate and zinc sulfate are not labeled for footbath application – they have become widely used because no effective alternative products were available, until now.

Why should I trust that SurpHace is safe?

SurpHace has been used in Western U.S. dairies for over 8 years. ParlorPal is manufactured in our plant in Walbridge, Ohio to ISO 9000 quality standards to assure composition and content. SurpHace is classified as non-hazardous and is used in animal feeds and for human consumption. University trials have confirmed the safety of SurpHace used as a footbath or in bedding applications.

Why use SurpHace in place of acidified copper sulfate (ACS)?

“ACS” is a blend of copper sulfate and citric acid, a weak carbon-chain acid. The “citric acid-copper” product cannot maintain footbath pH at critical levels. Also, heavy metals (copper or zinc) can still accumulate in your lagoon.

Is SurpHace safe for the environment?

The major component in SurpHace is composed of sodium, hydrogen and sulfur (no heavy metals).

How does SurpHace's cost compare to copper sulfate?

Copper sulfate’s cost varies greatly as does availability. Depending on current pricing for copper sulfate, SurpHace may cost only 1/3 as much.

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