Flies on cattle summer mastitis.

[Stump Grinder]

The fly season is nearly over now what have you successfully used to keep them a bay?
We seem to be in a bad area for flies our vet sometimes says that the majority of calls are about fly problems in August.
I have seen this idea in the USA is there any thing like it over here

 

[pine_guy]

What do they put in the water? Assuming they do, as water alone will knock the flys off, but once out they’ll be back on them surely

 

[Stump Grinder]

I think its Citronella or something.

 

[Generally01]

The fly season is nearly over now what have you successfully used to keep them a bay?
We seem to be in a bad area for flies our vet sometimes says that the majority of calls are about fly problems in August.

What kind of native birds do have over there?
if you have any that eat flies, then make so more will want live on your farm, birdhouses, brush....etc

Over here in the USA we have purple martins and they can be invited to stay with a purple martin house or two, they will lower the amount of flies a lot.

 

[Agrivator]

What a brilliant idea. And just as impressive was the health and temperament of the cattle.

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

I think its Citronella or something.

This stuff? https://www.freshskin.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/citronella-essential-oil-sds.pdf

 

[Stump Grinder]

We have loads of swifts on this farm they dont eat all the files though

 

[Stump Grinder]

This company sell all the kit to do what i want in the USA

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The liquid is described here

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjNhr3w3IbsAhVGT8AKHc8jDSkQFjAAegQIBhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpicol.cahnrs.wsu.edu%2FDownload%2FLabelByLegacyPath%3FlegacyPath%3D%2F~picol%2Fpdf%2FWA%2F69106.pdf&usg=AOvVaw25_WDetP63HD5pMPjqgKQT

So I was hoping someone in the UK would make something similar. It would be of interest to Organic farmers as pour on needs a derogation and apparently causes brain malfunction.