Dosing at housing

[Matty6270]

Hi. I have housed my cattle just last week.
I have just weaned some calves off the cows. Thinking of injecting them with Closamectin, dosing with Zanil and spot-On the back. Would this hopefully cover me for all.
Thanks

 

[Werzle]

Chuck the kitchen sink at them while your at it. Closamectin 6 weeks after housing will do the job , spot on is for flies/summer!

 

[Matty6270]

Chuck the kitchen sink at them while your at it. Closamectin 6 weeks after housing will do the job , spot on is for flies/summer!

Thanks. So leave the closamectin for 6 week. But what about a wormer for the calves. Also I thought by using spot on it mite keep the hair good on the weanlings as they will be sold in mid January and want them looking well.

 

[Werzle]

Give everything the closamectin after being housed 6 weeks and forget the spot on and zanil.

 

[Matty6270]

Give everything the closamectin after being housed 6 weeks and forget the spot on and zanil.

Ok so Closamectin only. Is the Closamectin fairly good

 

[primmiemoo]

I've never used it, but doesn't closamectin sort out external parasites in any case?

What does the maker's online info sheet say?

 

[Macsky]

Hi. I have housed my cattle just last week.
I have just weaned some calves off the cows. Thinking of injecting them with Closamectin, dosing with Zanil and spot-On the back. Would this hopefully cover me for all.
Thanks

No need to dose with Zanil if you are injecting with closamectin, but if you think you have fluke then a drench of fasinex if you have no resistance would be better as it kills more immature fluke, and a cheap ivermectin pour-on, followed by a jag of trodax later on as an insurance policy.

 

[Agrivator]

Levamisole if there is any sign lungworm.

 

[hendrebc]

I'd almost guarantee that weaned calves will need worming if they haven't been done before but should really test them first. Saying that I didn't test mine and wormed them today just because they did look wormy
Fluke them after 6 weeks housing. old cows won't need anything else if they even need that they might not have fluke at all.
There are better and cheaper combination fluke and wormers available than closamectin.

 

[Matty6270]

Give everything the closamectin after being housed 6 weeks and forget the spot on and zanil.

Ok so Closamectin only. Any ideas anything to give them to keep the hair good

 

[Tarw Coch]

Ok so Closamectin only. Any ideas anything to give them to keep the hair good

On the last point, COD liver oil if you can still get it. Dad used to use it when fattening cattle, rolling barley and adding cod liver oil, the cattle had a real shine on them.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Ok so Closamectin only. Any ideas anything to give them to keep the hair good

Closamectin costs a fortune
Cheap ivermectin (bimectin, animec, ect)
Then trodax

 

[Top Tip.]

Ok so Closamectin only. Any ideas anything to give them to keep the hair good

Crina is very good for putting coats on them.

 

[hendrebc]

Closamectin costs a fortune
Cheap ivermectin (bimectin, animec, ect)
Then trodax

Or bimectin plus or something that does both.

 

[Jonny B88]

If you have no idea what is in them parasite wise then i would say take a sample to your vet well worth the tenner or so that it is. As said closamectin is an expensive option. We’re currently dosing young stock with levafas diamond drench for rumen fluke primarily and a small amount of worms. If I remember rightly closamectin doesn’t cover liver fluke.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I use Ivomec Classic injectable for worms, lice & mange mites, then a dose of Endofluke 3 weeks after housing. All as cheap as possible but in consultation with the vet. Seems to keep everything clean and healthy!

 

[neilo]

If you have no idea what is in them parasite wise then i would say take a sample to your vet well worth the tenner or so that it is. As said closamectin is an expensive option. We’re currently dosing young stock with levafas diamond drench for rumen fluke primarily and a small amount of worms. If I remember rightly closamectin doesn’t cover liver fluke.

The Closantel in Closamectin is a very effective flukicide (for adult fluke), but won’t touch rumen fluke.

 

[Jonny B88]

The Closantel in Closamectin is a very effective flukicide (for adult fluke), but won’t touch rumen fluke.

Aye I couldn’t remember which fluke it did and didn’t touch.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

just been doing ours this week, enovex pour on wormer and fasinex fluke dose

 

[Optimus]

Be doing ours next week or so.bimectin + for young stock and closamectin for the cows