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lintmill

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Preventing Fly Strike
« on: May 19, 2018, 07:46:18 pm »
HiDo other keepers use any measures to prevent fly-strike such as Clik/Crovect?I moniter mine closely and did not use anything on them last year but I would just like to get other opinions.
I clik the sheep once only each year and keep them tidy at the back end....
Thanks
Colin

bj_cardiff

  • Joined Feb 2017
  • Carmarthenshire
Re: Preventing Fly Strike
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2018, 07:50:14 pm »
I like Crovect and I usually apply a couple of times over the summer, usually when I worm the lambs. I prefer it to the other pour on's because it has such a short withdrawal. If your lambs are ready and your short of grazing its a real pain having to wait an extra couple of weeks for withdrawal.

Penninehillbilly

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • West Yorks
Re: Preventing Fly Strike
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2018, 09:01:50 pm »
Are we talking sheep or goats?
Are they Angora goats?


Never use anything like that on my goats, they come into pens at night so hopefully I would see anything (boers and Toggs)

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
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Re: Preventing Fly Strike
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2018, 11:40:46 pm »
Hi Colin  :wave:


We use Crovect on our sheep as it's the mildest stuff that actually works.  Your question made me wonder though whether using a pour-on / spray-on liquid would be a problem with your milking goats, in case it contaminated the udders and thus the milk?


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lintmill

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Re: Preventing Fly Strike
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2018, 09:24:51 am »
Hi
I am talking goats (which is why I posted in goat forum...) and they are GG.
I did not use anything last year as they are brought in of an evening and checked.  I was just trying to get other goat owners perspective given that there are so few products actually licenced for goats.

FW..hello!  I had not thought about any milk implications but another thing to think about.
I will continue to do as I have done as far

bj_cardiff

  • Joined Feb 2017
  • Carmarthenshire
Re: Preventing Fly Strike
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2018, 09:43:27 am »
Ah - I think a lot of us click the 'unread posts' button so where you posted doesn't really register. I was taking about sheep. I'm certain that all of the sheep pour on's are not licenced for goats. I've kept goats for years and have never experienced fly strike and spraying them just wouldn't occur to me?

lintmill

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Re: Preventing Fly Strike
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2018, 11:58:21 am »
thanks. bj_cardiff

Penninehillbilly

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • West Yorks
Re: Preventing Fly Strike
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2018, 01:37:24 pm »
Hi
I am talking goats (which is why I posted in goat forum...) and they are GG.
It is an unusual question for goats, and after other response I just wondered if you had got in wrong section by mistake.

lintmill

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Re: Preventing Fly Strike
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2018, 03:41:57 pm »
It is an unusual question for goats, and after other response I just wondered if you had got in wrong section by mistake.no,  as I said it was a goat question, and to repeat ,it was just to test the water to see if anyone uses preventative measures apart from closely monitoring their herds.Scarlet Dragon,  thank you for your reply.  I like the idea of my girls smelling of lavender!!I understand that it is rare in goats to get strike.

Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: Preventing Fly Strike
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2018, 06:23:47 pm »
I have never had to apply flystrike stuff for goats, not an issue for them. Would be very poor management to have a goat with a mucky backend outside...

lintmill

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Re: Preventing Fly Strike
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2018, 06:39:45 pm »
Thanks Anke,  my girls never have dirty bottoms!...

Dogwalker

  • Joined Nov 2011
Re: Preventing Fly Strike
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2018, 12:58:30 pm »
Even with the angoras I've only had one with maggots in a bad foot shortly after they first arrived 6 years ago, never any in their fleece and they don't get sheared till August so don't think it's a big problem with goats and as you say much easier to keep a check on goats than sheep,

 

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