Garlic licks for dry cows?

[King Rollo]

Would it be OK to use garlic licks to aid fly control for dry cows?
They'd be removed at calving, or ideally a couple of days before. So would there be a danger of milk taint or would that be gone by the time the milk was going in the tank??
?

 

[Sid]

All our cattle get garlic licks from May.
Milkers have access only at milking time but all other stock have access 24/7 including day cows.
NEVER had an issue with milk taint.

 

[Wee Willy]

All our cattle get garlic licks from May.
Milkers have access only at milking time but all other stock have access 24/7 including day cows.
NEVER had an issue with milk taint.

Does it work,keeping flies off cows?

 

[Sid]

Does it work,keeping flies off cows?

It certainly helps, I won't say it works 100% but then neither does chemical.

 

[Surface Tension]

Are teat end sealants effective at cutting down cases of summer mastitis?

 

[Sid]

Are teat end sealants effective at cutting down cases of summer mastitis?

We use it in drys but not heifers.

We have had sort of two in last few years. Saved 1 quarter but lost other.

 

[Wee Willy]

It certainly helps, I won't say it works 100% but then neither does chemical.

That's why I asked,chemical repellant not working.

 

[betweenthelines]

Garlic licks! They're the future!

 

[King Rollo]

Thanks for the replies.
I'll give it a go!