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Post by elkwc on Jul 17, 2019 15:28:51 GMT -6
We are having a bad tick year in conjunction with the rainy year. The issue has been in the small calves. Have had some on the larger calves and mature cattle but not on the smaller calves up to 250 lbs. I spray with a permethrin based spray, gave injectable Dectomax. Back poured mature animals with Ivermectrin. Was wondering what works for others. I know we used to spray each ear when I worked for a vet. If any do that what do you use.
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Post by bulltrader on Jul 17, 2019 16:55:31 GMT -6
The garlic mineral sure is helping the fly numbers but we never have ticks on cows so I can't say it would work on ticks are
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Post by elkwc on Jul 17, 2019 17:19:53 GMT -6
The garlic mineral sure is helping the fly numbers but we never have ticks on cows so I can't say it would work on ticks are Thanks for the reply. We feed Heat with garlic. |
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Post by tcranch on Jul 17, 2019 17:22:09 GMT -6
I've just been diligent about spraying with Fly Ban, which is 7.5% Permethrin and 7.5% Piperonyl Butoxide. They were wormed with Cydectin in May. I also have CTC in the mineral (with a VFD of course) as simply an aid against anaplasmosis. Do my best to spray as I walk through the herd & not a significant tick problem - at least not what I expected with all the rain. I do pick the random tick off a cow (and you know it's always around the anus!) but have been lucky (so far) with the calves. Friend had ticks so bad in her calves ears they were curling and I helped her essentially coat the ears with Fly Ban and we went ahead & gave them all fly tags. Huge improvement!
I just put out my last bag of mineral last week and was interested/curious about adding garlic in the next batch.
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Post by jedstivers on Jul 17, 2019 20:39:49 GMT -6
Generic Imidacloprid or bifenthrin works great on ticks.
I’ve used both on dogs but only used Imidacloprid on cattle. Haven’t researched if bifenthrin is safe on cattle. It’s safe around humans though. Great on spiders too.
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Post by M-5 on Jul 18, 2019 5:12:11 GMT -6
Generic Imidacloprid or bifenthrin works great on ticks. I’ve used both on dogs but only used Imidacloprid on cattle. Haven’t researched if bifenthrin is safe on cattle. It’s safe around humans though. Great on spiders too. I posted a thread on tree and grub spray for flea and tick on dogs the other day. It works. Bifenthren is around 100 a gal online , Im sure it can be bought cheaper. |
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Post by jedstivers on Jul 18, 2019 6:47:20 GMT -6
Generic Imidacloprid or bifenthrin works great on ticks. I’ve used both on dogs but only used Imidacloprid on cattle. Haven’t researched if bifenthrin is safe on cattle. It’s safe around humans though. Great on spiders too. I posted a thread on tree and grub spray for flea and tick on dogs the other day. It works. Bifenthren is around 100 a gal online , Im sure it can be bought cheaper. I buy it by the case at a whole lot less than that. Just have to be in a ag area to get a lot of these things at a good price. Even at 100 though it’s cheaper than premixed stuff cause it makes I’d so much. |
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Post by ebenezer on Jul 18, 2019 7:34:45 GMT -6
I just use fly pour on that is a low end product but is a syngerized pemethrin. Sheep seem to collect more than the cows but I bet it is equal. Cows will carry ticks into the winter. With the new Asian tick to soon be everywhere it will be a new game. I expect, if the info is accurate or close to accurate, that a lot of wildlife will disappear and tick control in all livestock will be more often and absolutely necessary.
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Post by 11111 on Jul 18, 2019 19:01:04 GMT -6
I just use fly pour on that is a low end product but is a syngerized pemethrin. Sheep seem to collect more than the cows but I bet it is equal. Cows will carry ticks into the winter. With the new Asian tick to soon be everywhere it will be a new game. I expect, if the info is accurate or close to accurate, that a lot of wildlife will disappear and tick control in all livestock will be more often and absolutely necessary. Asian tick? |
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Jul 18, 2019 20:21:45 GMT -6
I just use fly pour on that is a low end product but is a syngerized pemethrin. Sheep seem to collect more than the cows but I bet it is equal. Cows will carry ticks into the winter. With the new Asian tick to soon be everywhere it will be a new game. I expect, if the info is accurate or close to accurate, that a lot of wildlife will disappear and tick control in all livestock will be more often and absolutely necessary. Asian tick? |
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Post by ebenezer on Jul 19, 2019 6:30:32 GMT -6
Yes. Killed a bull in NC last week. He had more than 1000 ticks on him. I would tell you how I think the ticks are moving around so quickly in the USA but do not want to hurt the feelings of pleasure horse folks!  They had the world horse thingy in NC last summer just at the NC/SC line. Most hosses came into GSP and were trucked to NC. They did tick and other disease treatments at GSP so SC got a workload out of it. Most shows do nothing like that. |
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Jul 20, 2019 14:53:13 GMT -6
Yes. Killed a bull in NC last week. He had more than 1000 ticks on him. I would tell you how I think the ticks are moving around so quickly in the USA but do not want to hurt the feelings of pleasure horse folks! They had the world horse thingy in NC last summer just at the NC/SC line. Most hosses came into GSP and were trucked to NC. They did tick and other disease treatments at GSP so SC got a workload out of it. Most shows do nothing like that. Going to be interesting to see where this goes. We haven't had any tick issues and I might be wrong, but I dont think we will. Climate is normally pretty dry, and even on wetter years like it was here early summer, we graze out winter rye in the spring and that transitions into crabgrass, so they aren't in brush and established grass till fall. Might see more then. I dont have much personal experience with dealing with the ticks in cattle so I haven't said much here. But seems like the fly dope is one of the most common used. The organophosphates in powder and spray form probably the most common the world over. The ivomec mentioned should knock them back, but it doesn't last. The long acting moxidectin has been proven to work in the tick that transmits cattle fever up to at least 42 days. I think the other long acting dewormers would give extended tick control as well. But would be too expensive for that purpose. Imidacloprid was proven safe and I'd imagine it works as reported here. Dont think it's been approved which is a different matter. If the tick is as aggressive as they say, might have to start using combination products or just different types of insecticides in combination like i understand they do in Brazil to prevent resistance to options that work now. |
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Post by randy on Jul 20, 2019 15:08:51 GMT -6
May have to go back to the dipping vats
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Post by birddog on Jul 22, 2019 18:10:25 GMT -6
Last year for the first time, I had ticks real bad on young calves. Mostly in the ears. I was working the calves and spraying them with permethrin for flys so sprayed them real heavy around the face and in the ears. I guess it worked as they were all gone at the second work.
Worked the calves from this same location two weeks ago and not a tick one. What brings them on suddenly and then why do they disappear just as quick?
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Post by elkwc on Jul 22, 2019 21:09:31 GMT -6
The biggest issue is a little brown tick. They are found in groups. We have found 14-20 bunched together usually a circle. The ears will hang down and get a wrinkled look. It appears we are seeing an improvement. Not sure if it is related to our efforts to control them.
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They had the world horse thingy in NC last summer just at the NC/SC line. Most hosses came into GSP and were trucked to NC. They did tick and other disease treatments at GSP so SC got a workload out of it. Most shows do nothing like that.
