Fly Pour Ons

[Cyril]

Anyone happy with a particular brand and do they really work?

 

[William Mellor]

Dectospot and spot on here, happy with both and garlic licks for heifers

 

[jerseycowsman]

Just used deltamole, mole valley equivalent to swish. Far superior to the dectospot we were using

 

[jerseycowsman]

Ignore the 8 week activity they reckon on though. Do them every 4 weeks, especially if the weather is wet

 

[jimmer]

swish usually
got some spot on going on them tomorrow

 

[Stinker]

Spot on but it only lasts 4 weeks in my opinion

 

[lazy farmer]

anybody still not had to treat their dairy cows ?

 

[jimmer]

anybody still not had to treat their dairy cows ?

counter productive not doing so usually
especially around here

 

[lazy farmer]

well, we've got no mobbing and no kicking units off in the parlour and most importantly very few in the house even with the doors and windows open. sooooo is their any need ?

 

[Cyril]

Not had to use any yet but starting to get a few flies in parlour last night. I have used Swish and Spot On before and been disapointed.

 

[nonemouse]

Did heifers with spot on yesterday, milking cows seem OK without anything yet

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Flies starting here now, did all fresh cow's and close to calvers yesterday.

 

[Fergieman]

Just did our bulling/incalf Hfs and dry cows this morning with Deltanil and tar on the udders. Milking cows are needing done now with deltanil as well. Deltanil is the same as Spoton. You do get a comfortable backpack with deltanil.

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

We use "Arrest" when their bad. Virtually compulsory during summer unless you want to risk pink eye. Some days in late summer , the mixer wagon is black not red

 

[Henarar]

We use dysect and it seems to help, used spot on one year and thought it was rubbish

 

[bar718]

Will be doing our heifer next week with spot on but once used another product that had no effect and under the manufacturers vet advice got our money back as they said that certain flys will have a different genetic make up which will leave there product useless . They said that they get the odd case every year like ours and it will be very localised .
Not sure if this is right but they gave us our money back so we were happy .

 

[RastaBoy]

We are doing ours every 4 weeks. Worried about blue tongue probably been too cold and wet up til now though.

 

[RastaBoy]

Oh using Spot on

 

[In the pit]

Not used any fly treatment in last six years .cows are no different

 

[Henarar]

Not used any fly treatment in last six years .cows are no different

I do wonder if they are all they are cracked up to be, we have all the cattle through the crush to worm/fluke them so put some fly stuff on at the time but I don't think I would rush to do it otherwise