Application of Lime Washing

1	Wear goggles and gloves
2	Obtain a large plastic bucket
3	Mix Burnt or Builders Lime (CaCO3) with 6 litres of water into a pasty liquid. Mix one third lime with 2/3 water
4	Add lysol (a disinfectant) to the mixture
5	Brush onto the surface using a soft household brush
6	It is possible to dedicate a pressure washer to assist the painting of lime, use the washer as a spray gun
7	Leave to dry for 24 hours. If this time span is not available, do not lime wash any surface the pig is going to lie on as this will result in burns

Limewashing to control scour in the farrowing house and a splayleg problem	Lime-wash used as the terminal disinfectant in a grower house