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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: Backinwellies on July 10, 2013, 11:35:29 am

Title: fly repellent
Post by: Backinwellies on July 10, 2013, 11:35:29 am

Anyone use a fly repellent on their cattle if so what?

Title: Re: fly repellent
Post by: Factotum on July 10, 2013, 03:32:22 pm

We tried Flypor for the past couple of years - seems to work OK - though the cattle find the best solution is being allowed inside the cattle shed when the biters are about up on the fields...

Sue

Title: Re: fly repellent
Post by: TheCaptain on July 10, 2013, 10:43:56 pm

coopers spot on is the stuff i use, very effective it is too! Plus it's cracking stuff for killing maggots if you get strike on sheep

Title: Re: fly repellent
Post by: Rosemary on July 11, 2013, 07:41:47 am

Quote from: TheCaptain on July 10, 2013, 10:43:56 pm

coopers spot on is the stuff i use, very effective it is too! Plus it's cracking stuff for killing maggots if you get strike on sheep

Likewise. I use it on the ponies too  :)