Separate clean and dirty areas
Keep contaminated boots, clothing, equipment, vehicles and manure away from clean pig housing areas wherever possible.
Pig housing biosecurity
Porcine parvovirus, pig housing hygiene and biosecurity.
Pig housing hygiene plays an important role in reducing disease pressure. Porcine parvovirus is a pig-specific disease concern, and good biosecurity depends on clean movement controls, dry pens, responsible hygiene routines and veterinary guidance. Stalosan F can support the housing-hygiene part of that routine.
Why it matters
Pig biosecurity is about reducing what enters, moves through and builds up in the housing environment.
Diseases can move between pigs and between production areas through animals, people, vehicles, boots, equipment, mud, manure and contaminated surfaces.
Piggeries are high-pressure housing environments. Manure, urine, damp bedding, feed waste, ammonia, organic material and animal movement can all affect hygiene conditions.
Good piggery biosecurity starts before disease appears. It includes controlling movement, keeping clean and dirty areas separate, cleaning equipment, managing visitors, reducing contamination pathways and keeping housing areas as dry and hygienic as possible.
Porcine parvovirus is one pig-specific disease concern, but the same hygiene principles also matter across a wider range of piggery disease-pressure topics.
Do not rely on one product alone.
Stalosan F supports the housing-hygiene part of a broader program. It does not replace veterinary advice, vaccination programs, cleaning, quarantine, movement controls or official disease-response requirements.
Practical biosecurity
Simple steps that help reduce piggery disease pressure.
Strong pig biosecurity is built from repeated habits, not one-off actions.
Control people and equipment
Manage visitors, tools, vehicles, footwear and shared equipment that may move contamination between areas.
Keep pens drier
Damp bedding, wet floors and manure build-up can increase odour, ammonia and hygiene pressure.
Act early on disease concerns
Sudden illness, unusual reproductive problems, high mortality or serious disease signs should be discussed with a veterinarian.
Where Stalosan F fits
Cleaner, drier pig housing supports a stronger hygiene routine.
Stalosan F supports the environmental-hygiene part of piggery biosecurity by helping manage the areas pigs live in.
Pig housing hygiene is not only about cleaning after a problem appears. It is about reducing the day-to-day pressure created by manure, urine, moisture, ammonia, pH, organic material and repeated animal contact.
Stalosan F is used as a dry animal-housing hygiene and disinfectant powder across sheds, pens, bedding, floors and high-pressure areas. It helps keep treated areas drier, supports ammonia control and helps reduce bacterial pressure in the pig’s immediate environment.
Vilofoss manufacturer documentation also includes pig-specific technical resources for selected bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites and farm trials, including a porcine parvovirus laboratory evaluation.
The practical role
Use Stalosan F to help improve the pig-housing environment. For reproductive disease concerns, suspected infectious disease or unusual illness, seek veterinary advice and follow required biosecurity procedures.
Porcine parvovirus
A pig-specific disease topic that needs pig-specific advice.
Porcine parvovirus should not be confused with canine parvovirus or treated as a general “parvo” claim.
Porcine parvovirus is a pig-specific disease concern, especially relevant to reproductive health and herd management. If porcine parvovirus is suspected, diagnosis and control should involve veterinary advice and appropriate piggery biosecurity procedures.
This page makes porcine parvovirus information available because Vilofoss hosts a specific Stalosan F laboratory evaluation against porcine parvovirus.
That does not mean Stalosan F should be used as a standalone disease-control product. In pig production, disease management still depends on vaccination strategy, herd health planning, cleaning, disinfection, quarantine, movement control and veterinary guidance.
Important distinction
Porcine parvovirus, canine parvovirus and other parvoviruses are not interchangeable topics. This page is focused on pig housing and porcine parvovirus resources.
Technical resources
Vilofoss pig pathogen and biosecurity documentation.
Vilofoss, the manufacturer of Stalosan F, provides international technical documentation relating to Stalosan F and selected pig pathogens, including porcine parvovirus and other piggery disease-pressure topics.
Technical report
Stalosan F and porcine parvovirus
Vilofoss-hosted Central Veterinary Laboratory report evaluating Stalosan F dry disinfectant powder against porcine parvovirus.
View porcine parvovirus report Published studyLawsonia intracellularis
University of Minnesota study published in Veterinary Microbiology assessing Stalosan F against Lawsonia intracellularis.
View Lawsonia study Technical reportPEDV study
University of Minnesota report on virucidal efficacy of powder Stalosan F against porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus.
View PEDV report Technical reportTGE virus report
Vilofoss-hosted resource relating to Stalosan F and transmissible gastroenteritis virus in pigs.
View TGE report Technical reportASF and FMD resource
International technical resource evaluating Stalosan F disinfectant against selected bacteria and viruses, including serious livestock disease topics.
View ASF/FMD resource Documentation libraryStalosan documentation library
Vilofoss documentation page listing pig, poultry, cattle, toxicology and environmental resources for Stalosan F.
View documentationHow to read these resources
These international technical resources are provided for transparency and education. Australian users should still follow the Australian label, Safety Data Sheet, veterinary advice and local biosecurity requirements.
Housing hygiene
What Stalosan F helps manage in pig housing.
Stalosan F is not a replacement for veterinary herd-health planning. It supports the day-to-day pig-housing environment.
Drier treated areas
Helps keep bedding, pen floors and high-pressure areas drier where manure, urine, wet bedding and animal movement affect housing conditions.
Reduced bacterial load
Australian product information describes Stalosan F as reducing bacterial counts in animal faeces when used according to the label.
Ammonia control
Helps manage ammonia pressure in pig housing, supporting better pen and shed conditions.
Lower pH environment
Supports lower pH conditions in the treated housing environment, rather than relying on high alkalinity.
Regular application
Fits into a recurring pig-housing hygiene routine across sheds, pens, bedding and high-pressure areas.
Broader program support
Supports the housing-hygiene part of a wider biosecurity program that also includes movement control, cleaning, quarantine and veterinary advice.
When to act
Seek advice early if pigs show unusual disease signs.
Sudden illness, reproductive problems, unusual deaths or serious disease signs should not be managed by housing products alone.
If pigs show unusual sickness, high mortality, reproductive failure, fever, weakness, diarrhoea, breathing difficulty or other serious signs, contact your veterinarian.
Suspected emergency animal diseases should be reported through the appropriate Australian biosecurity channels, including the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.
Cleaning, disinfecting and housing hygiene should be part of a planned piggery biosecurity routine, not a substitute for reporting serious disease concerns.
Emergency Animal Disease Hotline
Call 1800 675 888 if you suspect an emergency animal disease or notice unusual sickness or deaths in pigs.
Related Stalosan F resources
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Explore Stalosan F biosecurity resources, manufacturer documentation and animal-housing hygiene information.
View hub Product documentsLabel, SDS and product resources
View Stalosan F Australian product documents, safety information and responsible-use resources.
View documents Parvovirus contextParvovirus and kennel hygiene
Read the broader parvovirus page explaining why porcine parvovirus and canine parvovirus should not be treated as the same claim.
Read parvovirus guideFAQs
Common questions about porcine parvovirus, pig hygiene and Stalosan F.
Can Stalosan F prevent porcine parvovirus?
This page does not claim that Stalosan F prevents porcine parvovirus. Porcine parvovirus should be managed through veterinary advice, herd-health planning, vaccination strategy, cleaning, biosecurity and appropriate piggery procedures.
Why include the Vilofoss porcine parvovirus report?
Vilofoss is the manufacturer of Stalosan F and hosts international technical documentation relating to Stalosan F and selected pig pathogens, including a porcine parvovirus laboratory evaluation.
Is porcine parvovirus the same as canine parvovirus?
No. Porcine parvovirus is a pig-specific topic. Canine parvovirus, porcine parvovirus and other parvoviruses should not be treated as interchangeable.
Where does Stalosan F fit in pig biosecurity?
Stalosan F supports the housing-hygiene part of a piggery biosecurity routine by helping manage treated pen and bedding areas, moisture, ammonia, pH and bacterial pressure.
Need pig housing hygiene guidance?
View Stalosan F product documents or contact Quadrant Farming Solutions for Australian product support.