Fly repellent for sheep

[neilo]

jesus you wanna read the label, click is the worst of them all the withdrawal is a clue but it say something like not to handle or sheep or shear within 4 weeks of application or somthing like that, i read it the other week made me realise theses something in it you dont wanna be near

'Clik acts on fly larvae. Its growth-regulating mechanism results in the interference of moulting and pupation, thereby stopping larval development'

sound like something you dont want on your skin

found it

'Do not shear sheep in the 3 months after treatment.
Handle sheep as little as possible after treatment as residues remain on the fleece for some weeks.
If you need to handle sheep after treatment, wear coveralls and Wellington boots. If sheep are wet also wear waterproof trousers and coat'

If the ai in Clik is so awful, why is there an 8 day withdrawal period on Clikzin (same ai, 1/4 concentration)?

I think you’ll find the recs on handling as little as possible after treatment, wearing protective gear, etc, are pretty common (& sensible).

 

[ford4000]

any one else use it ,.........does it work

I used it in 2013 to try and save a bit of money. ...it was a false economy as it was useless here, didn't stop lambs getting struck. Back to clikzin after which works much better

 

[Chasingmytail]

Thinking on the more holistic way - shorter grazing, more regular movement, hedging, trees, exposed site more wind? etc. By increasing the wildlife more bugs etc. Just a thought. Have easycare so issues few and far between. Seen a lot of flies this year around the cattle. Im positive more than Ive seen before particularly horseflies.

May be of interest
https://www.farminguk.com/content/knowledge/fleecebind_report_final_LOW_RES.pdf

 

[Green farmer]

need to put on some clik here as have a few lambs struck, but rain is due later. Ideally, how many hours before rain would it want to be on to avoid runoff ?

 

[Farmer_Joe]

need to put on some clik here as have a few lambs struck, but rain is due later. Ideally, how many hours before rain would it want to be on to avoid runoff ?

click wont kill active strike it need to be put on before

 

[Green farmer]

click wont kill active strike it need to be put on before

Ya, I found the first strike of the season on lambs yesterday, so time to clikzin them now. Treated the struck ones by clipping and covered with iodine ( followed by clikzin on uneffected fleece areas). Find it stops the attack in its tracks and allows the skin to heal nicely. Ewes sheared two weeks ago, so will do them in the next week or two at weaning or before hand at the first sign of any strike.

 

[Bear101]

need to put on some clik here as have a few lambs struck, but rain is due later. Ideally, how many hours before rain would it want to be on to avoid runoff ?

I think it's 2 hour's minimum. But I'm not sure. But as said, if they're already struck click wouldn't help them.

 

[Nithsdale]

I’ve always considered the ai in Clik/Clikzin to be more benign than most of the other options as:
1. It doesn't actually kill anything, just restricts growth of the maggots before they can bite.
2. It’s based on a water carrier, rather than any pungent solvents/oils.

No scientific evidence to back any of that up though.

jesus you wanna read the label, click is the worst of them all the withdrawal is a clue but it say something like not to handle or sheep or shear within 4 weeks of application or somthing like that, i read it the other week made me realise theses something in it you dont wanna be near

'Clik acts on fly larvae. Its growth-regulating mechanism results in the interference of moulting and pupation, thereby stopping larval development'

sound like something you dont want on your skin

found it

'Do not shear sheep in the 3 months after treatment.
Handle sheep as little as possible after treatment as residues remain on the fleece for some weeks.
If you need to handle sheep after treatment, wear coveralls and Wellington boots. If sheep are wet also wear waterproof trousers and coat'

Write up on Dicyclanil (the AI in Clik)

http://parasitipedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2717&Itemid=2978

 

[Green farmer]

I think it's 2 hour's minimum. But I'm not sure. But as said, if they're already struck click wouldn't help them.

Perfect. Think I had 2 lambs struck out of a few hundred. Their now treated and will fire clik on everything else. Will keep an eye on them for a few days to make sure nothing else was hit.

 

[Farmer_Joe]

Write up on Dicyclanil (the AI in Clik)

http://parasitipedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2717&Itemid=2978

these some very long words in there for a stupid farmer like me, however i would say its prob not as bad as i thought but in all honesty i cant really be sure!

p.s thanks for recommendation on sheering stuff think im gonna splash out on same basic kit and do a few more

 

[Kingcustard]

Have to laugh at all the Clik haters on here. I have used it for years and finally listened to the "experts" and did 1000+ lambs with Dysect.

Firstly I thought my throat was going to fall out, it is disgusting stuff, felt like I had a flu for weeks. Spoke with the company and they couldn't stress highly enough how toxic it is, and said it must be used in ventilated areas and with full operator protection.

Secondly it didn't work as advertised. Had lambs getting struck after 5 weeks in all my lots, and in my ewe lambs there was fly strike after 2 weeks. I phoned the company, and after checking that I had done all the correct procedures, they refunded my money. Didn't refund me for the 3 lambs that died from being badly struck though.

Thirdly, a neighbouring farmer managed to worm 350 ewes with 15ml of Clik by mistake. Obviously when he realised his mistake he phone the vets and Elanco. Longstory short there was no ill effect on the sheep, and the vets and Elanco were happy that this would be the case anyway as it AI isnt toxic if ingested, not that they recommend it.

I have learned my lesson this year though, Clik the lambs once and forget about maggots for the year.

You get what you pay for in my opinion

 

[ewefool]

I always used to use spot on for lambs at marking before they went back to the hill and then clik on everything after shearing early July but was still getting a lot of ticks on lambs and a few struck so now dysect lambs before they go to the hill and then dysect ewes after shearing if bad for flies sometimes have to clikzin them start of August but only once in last three years seems to have stopped ticks and maggots on lambs never tried any of the other products so cant comment on them.

 

[The sheep dipper man]

No one thought of dipping them like?