Fluke treatments in cattle

[chewdles]

I always think that Loose dung with bubbles is a sign of Johnes disease

it can also be a sign of copper deficiency

 

[Davy]

Have a batch of cattle in a rented shed I want to do with zanil but the handling facilities arnt ideal. Is it an option to add it into the diet feeder, maybe increase the dosage a little and would it be better split over 2 days or all at once?

 

[haymaker80]

Have a batch of cattle in a rented shed I want to do with zanil but the handling facilities arnt ideal. Is it an option to add it into the diet feeder, maybe increase the dosage a little and would it be better split over 2 days or all at once?

Don't think I'd like to risk it. I can't see that it would be mixed properly through the diet and you would end up with some having nothing and some being double/triple dosed or more.

 

[Henarar]

Walterp's Rule of Farming #465 - there's nothing like a dead cow to prove that you've got a fluke problem.

A local seminar on cattle fluke was packed to the rafters, to hear the UK's leading expert (Dr Philip Skuse) explain more about what looks to be a permanent problem - damp Summers and mild Winters mean all grazed livestock are at risk of dropping down dead, when fluke mature inside the bovine host.

Our vet confirms this, and suggests treatment every 3 months if cattle go outside all year round. Don't bother FEC testing - it's so bad, you should assume it's already on your holding and go look for your auto injector.

He's right, isn't he?

No he isn't
Well not for cattle here anyway
We sent our freezer bullock on a month ago and got the liver back no damage. He was last done for fluke this time last year
Do I need to treat the rest

 

[Hilly]

No he isn't
Well not for cattle here anyway
We sent our freezer bullock on a month ago and got the liver back no damage. He was last done for fluke this time last year
Do I need to treat the rest

i wouldnt, fluke gets them blame for a LOT of other things imo.

 

[foxbox]

Have a batch of cattle in a rented shed I want to do with zanil but the handling facilities arnt ideal. Is it an option to add it into the diet feeder, maybe increase the dosage a little and would it be better split over 2 days or all at once?

No. There is no way you can be confident that every animal will eat properly or that they will eat the correct amount to give them a suitable dose. It is not advised within the product literature as a suitable application route and for good reason too. Whilst I can understand the attraction of an easier application this way it is a great way to present any fluke within an animal with a partial dose and there are enough issues with potential resistance without encouraging it further like this.

Details on liver fluke and a full list of treatment options are on the COWS website; we'll be launching an easier to navigate website in the near future but in the meantime the information is all there if you need it.

 

[Hilly]

Ive found trodax is the best for fluke.

 

[Henarar]

i wouldnt, fluke gets them blame for a LOT of other things imo.

we fec tested the autumn born calves back in aug and they said they were fine for fluke low worm count as well
see what the vet says
as for treating for fluke every 3 months even if you have done no tests f**k that