Ringworm

[Conrad]

Have some in calf heifers that I was hoping to sell at the mart. They have got some ring worm round their heads. Is there a quick cure to get rid of it? Want them away in 2 weeks before they calf.

 

[multi power]

waste oil or grease, but it will be a time consuming job, all it takes is to keep oxygen off for a couple of days

 

[neilo]

A spray over (knapsack sprayer & penned up tight) with Imaverol is as quick & effective as anything, but not in a fortnight. If you cure/kill it tomorrow, the hair won't have grown back for several months.

 

[spanners]

Pressure washer?

 

[bazza3034]

Have some in calf heifers that I was hoping to sell at the mart. They have got some ring worm round their heads. Is there a quick cure to get rid of it? Want them away in 2 weeks before they calf.

Hang holly bush in shed the bacteria r attract ed to it in stead of rhe animal takes time though

 

[mo!]

Hang holly bush in shed the bacteria r attract ed to it in stead of rhe animal takes time though

Seriously?

 

[bazza3034]

We had a lot of ring worm this last two years totally cleared

 

[multi power]

Seriously?

yep

 

[Bill the Bass]

Seriously?

I have seen this done and work on farms before, was on one just the other week with three holly branches hung up in a shed full of youngstock

 

[bazza3034]

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Any ideas on retained placent old cow with twins

 

[S J H]

yep

It has to be male though doesn't it?

I've tried imaverol before but it didn't seem to do a lot. The best I found was to scrub in iodine, or chuck them out and let the sunlight clear it up. Either way it won't go quickly.

 

[CharcoalWally]

Go to the chemist. Ask for a tube of Canestan ointment. When they look at you funny and ask why you want it , stress it's for cattle.

Was a tip from my vets a few years ago when I needed a quick cure and if I remember right it was amazingly fast.

 

[bazza3034]

Go to the chemist. Ask for a tube of Canestan ointment. When they look at you funny and ask why you want it , stress it's for cattle.

Was a tip from my vets a few years ago when I needed a quick cure and if I remember right it was amazingly fast.

Must wright that 1 down

 

[Lofty1984]

Iodine works it cleared it up when I bloody had it that and keeping it bandaged so there must be something in keeping the air out as posted above! Canestan didn't work on me

 

[Lincs Lass]

Creosote ,,we used it on store bullucks years ago ,allways worked

 

[bazza3034]

Some good ideas floating around

 

[S J H]

Creosote ,,we used it on store bullucks years ago ,allways worked

Anything that burns seems to work.

 

[multi power]

It has to be male though doesn't it?

I've tried imaverol before but it didn't seem to do a lot. The best I found was to scrub in iodine, or chuck them out and let the sunlight clear it up. Either way it won't go quickly.

yes has to be male holly

 

[multi power]

Iodine works it cleared it up when I bloody had it that and keeping it bandaged so there must be something in keeping the air out as posted above! Canestan didn't work on me

when i had ringworm myself i had some cream, could well have been canistan n it worked, alough the last patch i got i just scraped it off with my knife n that worked very well

 

[neilo]

yes has to be male holly

Yes, we had it hanging in the youngstock sheds for several years, on senior management's insistence. It cleared any ringworm up in about the same time as they'd have got over it if left on their own. Never stopped them getting it though.

As posted above, Immaverol always worked very quickly for us. Pen them up tight'ish and walk through with a knapsack sprayer making sure they are dowsed to the point of run off.