Author Topic: Another crovect Question (Read 3453 times)

FiB · « **on:** September 19, 2012, 08:48:33 am »

..following on from previous post - not flystrike, but blimmin biting lice back! Instructions tell you which nozzle to use, and where to apply, and how much.... but not how. So for ticks and lice do I have to part the fleece and apply to skin (like I did for 'Spot on' lice treatment) along midline, or do I apply to fleece? Many thanks F

Foobar · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2012, 10:10:37 am »

I think Crovect is best used on shorn sheep, so with that in mind I would suggest that parting the fleece and running the crovect down nearer the the base of the wool would be a benefit if you can manage it. The instructions on the bottle will show you where on the animal to spray.

Haylo-peapod · « **Reply #2 on:** September 19, 2012, 10:18:21 am »

Any reason why you are choosing to use Crovect rather than the Spot On this time? We typically use the Spot On which we find works well - it would be interesting to hear what preferences others have and why.

FiB · « **Reply #3 on:** September 19, 2012, 11:18:41 am »

thanks both - crovect is just what I have - would also be interested in what results people have with biting lice treatments.

landroverroy · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2012, 11:59:27 am »

I use Spot on. I have read an article that if you put it on at one place, as recommended, it eventually spreads everywhere, even to the sheep's feet. However, for lice, I still think it's best to part the fleece and pour along the spine.

shep53 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2012, 01:28:37 pm »

TWO different modes of action , SPOT -ON 5ml applied directly on to the skin mid shoulder, absorbed in to the skin , reduces the inceidence of lice over 4-6 wks . CROVECT weight based applied as a pin line down the spine on to the wool , travels in the wool grease , kills in hours. My choice always crovect for lice .

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2012, 01:41:41 pm »

We used Crovect for biting lice on the moorland farm, and were told to get it as close to on the skin as possible, so you needed a bit of fleece growth so that you could part the fleece and see the skin, then put a line down onto that skin.

For dosage, this page on NOAH has all the details, for lice, ticks, headflies, blowflies and strike treatment

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