Spotinor Solution for Cattle and Sheep

For the treatment and prevention of infestations by lice and flies on cattle; ticks, lice, keds and established blowfly strike on sheep and lice and ticks on lambs.

On cattle:

• For the treatment and prevention of infestations by both sucking and biting lice, including Bovicola bovis, Solenopotes capillatus, Linognathus vituli and Haematopinus eurysternus in beef and dairy cattle.
• Also as an aid in the treatment and prevention of infestations of both biting and nuisance flies including Haematobia irritans, Stomoxys calcitrans, Musca species and Hydrotaea irritans.

On sheep:

• For the treatment and prevention of infestations by ticks Ixodes ricinus and by lice (Linognathus ovillus, Bovicola ovis), keds (Melophagus ovinus) and established blowfly strike (usually Lucilia spp).

On lambs:

• For the treatment and prevention of infestations by ticks Ixodes ricinus and by lice Bovicola ovis.

Dosage & Administration

Spot-on application

Dose:

• Cattle: 100 mg of deltamethrin per animal corresponding to 10 ml of product.
• Sheep: 50 mg of deltamethrin per animal corresponding to 5 ml of product.
• Lambs (under 10 kg bodyweight or 1 month of age): 25 mg of deltamethrin per animal corresponding to 2.5 ml of product.

Administration:

• Apply a single dose with the special ‘Squeeze ‘n’ Pour’ dispenser pack or the Spot-On Applicator in one spot on the mid-line of the back at the shoulders.
• For blowfly strike on sheep, see following specific indication directions.

Lice on cattle:

• One application will generally eradicate all lice.
• Complete clearance of all lice may take 4 – 5 weeks during which time lice hatch from the eggs and are killed.
• A very few lice may survive on a small minority of animals.

Flies on cattle:

• For the treatment and prevention of infestations by biting and non-biting flies.
• Where horn-flies predominate, treatment and prevention of infestations can be expected for 4 – 8 weeks.
• Treatment for flies should not be repeated within four weeks.

Ticks on sheep:

• Application to the mid-point of the shoulders will provide useful treatment and prevention of infestations by ticks attaching to animals of all ages, for up to 6 weeks after treatment.

Keds and lice on sheep:

• Application to the mid-point of the shoulders of sheep in short or long fleece will reduce the incidence of a biting louse or ked infestation over a 4 – 6 week period after treatment.

It is advisable to:

• treat shortly after shearing (animals with short fleece),
• keep treated sheep separated from untreated sheep to avoid re-infestation.

N.B. For treatment and prevention of infestations by ticks, keds and lice on sheep, the fleece should be parted and the Spot-On applied to the skin of the animal.

Established blowfly strike on sheep:

• Apply directly to the maggot infected area as soon as the fly strike is seen.
• One application will ensure blowfly larvae are killed in a short time.
• In the case of more advanced strike lesions, clipping out of stained wool before treatment is advisable.

Lice and ticks on lambs:

• Application to the mid-point of the shoulders will provide useful treatment and prevention of infestations by ticks for up to 6 weeks after treatment, and will reduce the incidence of biting lice over a 4-6 week period after treatment.

Withdrawals

Cattle:

• Meat and offal: 17 days
• Milk: zero hours

Sheep:

• Meat and offal: 35 days
• Milk: Not authorised for use in ewes producing milk for human consumption.

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