Haltere Lab is located in the heart of the bluegrass area, close to Lexington, Kentucky, and serves the veterinary industry by producing disinfected Phaenicia sericata larvae for maggot debridement therapy (MDT) in all animals.
Veterinarians use MDT to aid in the treatment of wounds that have become chronic or are unresponsive to other types of therapies. Maggot debridement therapy has been used in many species of animals, however, the equine industry has inbraced their use most often over the past several years. Dr. Scott Morrison began promoting the use of maggot therapy in 2003 within the field of equine podiatry. The use of sterile maggots for debriding chronic non-healing wounds is very beneficial in most cases by removing devitalized tissue, reducing baterial contamination, stimulating circulation and a healthy granulation bed of tissue, and reducing recovery time. Thus, use of MDT becomes a very cost effective treatment in animals by reducing the number of treatments required and time to full recovery.
The common green bottle fly (Phaenicia sericata) lays eggs that are collected , disinfected, and placed in sterile vials, under sterile conditions to be used in MDT. The vials are then delivered or shipped overnight to be used by the attending veterinarian within a 24 hour period.
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