Author Topic: fly repellant for cattle (Read 2759 times)

princesspiggy · « **on:** July 11, 2011, 02:27:14 pm »

can sumone recommend a fly repellant for cattle? its our 1st summer with our heifers and our horse fly repellant isnt suitable as its too potent to go in food chain. (deosect)

Rosemary · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2011, 04:14:56 pm »

Our vet recommended Coopers Spoton.

princesspiggy · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2011, 11:34:45 pm »

thanx rosemary, do harbros sell that? i will seek it out

Dougal · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2011, 04:02:25 pm »

Garlic buckets are really very good. takes a couple o weeks before they really start to work but they really stop the flies bothering the cattle.

HappyHippy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2011, 04:14:13 pm »

If you're looking for a natural cure, I can recommend mixing tea tree and citronella essential oils with a carrier oil (like sweet almond) and misting them with that. You can also soak cotton wool in it and hang up round about stables and field shelters too.
No more than 10 drops of oil to 60ml of carrier oil though.
HTH
Karen

lill · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2011, 08:23:18 pm »

when we had cattle we always put fly tags in their ears, can't remember the name, getting older senile dementia must be setting in

monkeysox · « **Reply #6 on:** August 20, 2011, 11:24:11 am »

I always used to use Butox swish - its really easy to apply is very effective. Easy to put on to wriggling Jersey's!

Leri · « **Reply #7 on:** September 03, 2011, 05:28:37 pm »

We've just bought garlic buckets - so thanks for the advice that they'll take a while to kick in - it says on the bucket it taints milk- we assume this is only a problem for food chain - calfy not going to wean himself is he? What do you think? No sign yet anyway - he's four months and we'd leave him another few yet - but wouldn't be end of world either - have bought a calf that was weaned at four months and she's fine x