Itchy Cattle

Learn what you need to know about worming cattle pre-housing with Doramax! Doramectin (Doramax) has persistent activity, protecting from the reinfection of gutworms for 5 weeks, and lungworm for 6 weeks.

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What you need to know about worming cattle pre-housing! By using a product with persistent activity, such as Moxodex, treatment can be given four to five weeks before housing. This provides cover for the tail end of the grazing season.

Learn which external parasites can affect housed cattle, management options for lice and mites, treatment options for lice and mites and which external parasites are a problem for cattle in the summer!

The main parasites of concern around housing are those that could have been picked up over the grazing season: gut worms (including Ostertagia); liver fluke; and potentially lungworm. Treatment may also need to cover external parasites of cattle.

In this article we outline some sample plans for parasite treatment at housing time, including diagnostics. Plans are designed with different farm types and scenarios in mind.

Chanelle Pharma is adding a new wormer active ingredient to its cattle anthelmintic range. Doramax pour-on contains doramectin and is available in three pack sizes, all automatic drenching gun-compatible.

In this article we examine where Doramax Pour-On would fit into parasite management strategies on dairy farms.

In this article we outline the most beneficial uses and timings for Doramax® Pour-On on beef and suckler farms.

Here, we look at were doramectin broadly sits among the other cattle worming ingredients available on the market currently.

Dairy dry off dosing is the topic for this week's Farm Health First vlog. Ciarán outlines some simple regimes based on a farm's fluke risk. Albex 10%, Tribex 10%, Animec Pour On and Rumenil can all be worked into a dosing plan.

This week, Ciarán describes how farmers should pick which positive benefit of Animec® Pour-On appeals the most to their farm system.

Ciarán lays out some important facts and dispells myths about Pour-on wormers.

This week we look at macrocyclic lactones, more commonly known as clear wormers. What is special about these products versus yellow and white wormers? How do we use them properly while ensuring we build the animal's own natural immunity?

Our latest Farm Health First vlog covers fluke and worm combination products with a focus on Animec Super injection. These are popular at housing. We cover dose rates, when they should/shouldn't be used, picking a needle, follow up treatments and withdrawals.