Vector 12.5 mg/ml Pour-on Solution 5L

Target Species: Sheep

Treats & Controls: For the treatment and control of headflies. For the treatment and prevention of Ixodes ricinus tick infestation (one treatment will give 10 weeks cover) and treatment of biting lice in sheep. For the prevention and treatment of blowfly strike in sheep

Active Ingredient(s): Cypermethrin tech. (cis: trans / 80:20)

Dosage: 

Prevention of blowfly strike: Bodyweight Up to 25 kg=20 ml, 25 to 40 kg=30 ml, over 40 kg=40 ml Apply as a fan-spray to the surface of the fleece on the back and hindquarters of the sheep using the Pour-On Gun fitted with the fan-spray nozzle. Half the dose should be applied to the shoulders, back and flanks, and half to the rump.

Treatment of blowfly strike: Apply directly to all the affected parts at the rate of 2.5 ml per 100 – 150 cm2 (roughly the size of a hand). The T-bar nozzle should be used. Most strikes will require 5 - 10 ml. Ensure that all affected parts are treated. A single application is sufficient to ensure that larvae are expelled and killed within a few hours. 

Lice: 5 ml per 20 kg bodyweight up to a maximum of 20 ml. Using the straight nozzle on the applicator gun, apply as a pin-stream from the shoulders to the rump along the middle of the backline.

Ticks: Adult sheep and lambs greater than 10 kg: 10 ml per 20 kg bodyweight, up to a maximum of 40 ml. Lambs under 10 kg: 5 ml followed 3 weeks later by a 10 ml application. Using the straight nozzle on the Pour-On Gun, apply as a pin-stream from the crown of the head to the top of the rump

Head flies: 5 ml per animal irrespective of size. Apply to the top of the head between the ears using the T-bar nozzle.

Withdrawal: Meat: Animals must not be slaughtered for human consumption during treatment. Sheep may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 7 days from the last treatment. Milk: 5 days 5 PHARMACOLOGICAL or IMMU