All animal medications, in particular those used to control blowflies, must be administered properly. It will save you time and ensure that you get the most out of your items if you take a little time to plan and consider the entire task at hand before you do anything. Specialists at Elanco recommend following the below steps to keep your flock free from blowfly infestations.
Top tips for applying Blowfly products
- Group the sheep into weight bands to make sure that the animal gets the correct dose. Take your time when applying. Too little will not give the full protection. Too much is wasting your money!
- Calibrate the correct application gun, with the correct nozzle, at the start. Do it again after 150 sheep or each time you stop. Laying the gun down can allow air to get in and affect the dose. If it is a fan spray nozzle make sure you check it is producing a fan spray before you start.
- Apply the product in a pen preferably. The product has to go on the midline. In a race the fleece can easily be moved about as the sheep jump about and on top of each other. The product moves by gravity if it isn’t on the midline one side of the sheep may not be protected.
- If you are doing multiple treatments like vaccines and drenching at the same time do the blowfly treatment at the end. If you treat the sheep in a loose pen and then run them up the race, some of the product will be rubbed off.
- In order to work, the product has to go on the animal! With small lambs this means we have to get close to them to ensure the product doesn’t go on the floor.
- When applying product using the four-stroke method for the CLiK range of products, apply the two backend strokes up towards the backend of the animal to stop the product from going on the floor.
- If the sheep are dirty, do not apply the product onto the dirt as it will not work.
- Take advantage of a dry day. If it rains in the first few hours before the product has bound in place then product may be washed off.
- Applying product is a marathon, not a sprint. Remember to rest – when you are tired you are less likely to apply the product accurately. Time is precious but taking a bit of time when applying is time better spent than catching and treating struck sheep.
For more information and videos, visit www.farmanimalhealth.co.uk/application
For further information call Elanco Animal Health on +44 (0)1256 353131, write to Elanco Animal Health, Lilly House, Priestley Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9NL This information was provided by Elanco makers of product CliK (TM) Pour On. The product contains the active substance dicyclanil). Product, Elanco and the diagonal bar logo are trademarks of Elanco or its affiliates. Use medicines responsibly (www.noah.co.uk/responsible). © 2020 Elanco or its affiliates. PM-UK-20-0268 Date of Preparation: April 2020
