Ringworm

Henwin

What do people use to cure ringworm in heifers and calves.

greysides

Imaverol.

wiggy123

iodine spray, or foot rot spray..worked for me

triggerharvey

don't laugh but here is the cure for ringworm cut a few branches of holly and hang 1 over each pen ! it works

Farrell

triggerharvey wrote: »

don't laugh but here is the cure for ringworm cut a few branches of holly and hang 1 over each pen ! it works

Cures for everything alright
Saw burnt oil used

wiggy123

heard that works.. old cure

biddy2013

wear gloves, ringworm is a bad dose

rushvalley

grandfather always brushed on burnt engine oil onto the patches and it always worked

ford 5600

I tried hanging holly up , I think the twine holding it had more of a cure than the holly. I have had good results from feeding seaweed though but then again it could have been a very delayed reaction to the holly.

Reggie.

biddy2013 wrote: »

wear gloves, ringworm is a bad dose

Il second that

degetme

currently using imaverol but no improvement on 3rd wash with it. anyone else with other cures other than suggested above? wev heifers with ringworm with it ten days or so and need it cured asap

_Brian

degetme wrote: »

currently using imaverol but no improvement on 3rd wash with it. anyone else with other cures other than suggested above? wev heifers with ringworm with it ten days or so and need it cured asap

Have always had great success with Imravol.
Are you breaking the crust on the ringworm when your applying it ??
In the past when we've used it we have a deck type scrub brush and use that to give the affected area a good scrub when applying, gets it down deep where it needs to go....

Iodine will work too, but it takes a bit longer, but even the imravol will take a while to work, maybe two-three weeks, its no instant cure !

degetme

ya breaking any crust that's on them with hard brush. some spots not so crusty. sponging on imaverol then every 3rd day as leasflet says.

how long did you find imaverol starting to take effect?

greysides

It can take a while to see the response and be sure it's on the way out.

tanko

Is Ringvac still available? I used it a few years ago. Good results but expensive stuff.

sucklerlover

Henwin wrote: »

What do people use to cure ringworm in heifers and calves.

Haven't had ringworm here in years but I did use powder for ration.fullsom powder I think.
Sunlight is great to kill it. I've seen the holly used but it's either the male or female plant that works. I didn't even know there was a male and female plant.

greysides

sucklerlover wrote: »

Haven't had ringworm here in years but I did use powder for ration.fullsom powder I think.
Sunlight is great to kill it. I've seen the holly used but it's either the male or female plant that works. I didn't even know there was a male and female plant.

Fulcin. No longer available.

_Brian

degetme wrote: »

ya breaking any crust that's on them with hard brush. some spots not so crusty. sponging on imaverol then every 3rd day as leasflet says.

how long did you find imaverol starting to take effect?

Our vet said you need to be generous with the imravol, need to drench them with it. If its on their faces you need to be doing the whole head.. We use a garden type pump sprayer.. I wonder by sponging it on are you being too cautious and not putting enough on.. We've found that one good drenching in the stuff is enough.. never did follow up treatments on consequtive days.

degetme

Have being using 1 bottle of imoveral making 5litres over at 18 cattle on every ocasion. So have used 3 bottles so far. 1 more to go tomrw sumtime ts dry and i'l give it 5days to see is it taken efect. Aftr that mite use iodine. Have used 20l pump sprayer with hand lance too nd sponge applying imoveral to get spots and general head area wet and shouldrs. Also gave them a beef mineral

Base price

We normally get a few calves showing ringworm in the spring. I reckon they are picking it up in the sheds. Although we isolate them into a separate paddock it always spreads to the other stock.
Sunshine seems to kill it off. There used to be an oral product on the market years ago called fulcidine (spelling). Expensive but it worked. Pity it is not still available.

degetme

Ya and sun wasnt in shortage this year. Tis our second year farming this outfarm so could have bein history or it there. Tis sum balls to get it in this bunch of cattle. Wouldnt bother me if it was the weanlings

shrek008

Use iodine,it works!!

ceannfort

Try a good dose of a liquid mineral drench. Very often a deficiency that's allows them to become infected.

sob1467

rushvalley wrote: »

grandfather always brushed on burnt engine oil onto the patches and it always worked

+ 1. A bit messy but has always worked.

Night Nav

The holly bush works here for me but found out recently ringworm is an Iodine deficiency

Reggie.

Night Nav wrote: »

The holly bush works here for me but found out recently ringworm is an Iodine deficiency

The English think that Holly in the shed stuff is some sort of voodoo

KatyMac

I've used Ivomec pour-on and it works well.

greysides

Night Nav wrote: »

..... but found out recently ringworm is an Iodine deficiency

Can you explain that please?

degetme

greysides wrote: »

It can take a while to see the response and be sure it's on the way out.

Just to update on the cattle that have ringworm. Theres a great improvement. have being using imovera,l iodine and lately sugestd to me cresote to good efect imo. How long does it take the hair to grow back? Theres no crust on them nw. Just the hairless skin

Limestone Cowboy

degetme wrote: »

Just to update on the cattle that have ringworm. Theres a great improvement. have being using imovera,l iodine and lately sugestd to me cresote to good efect imo. How long does it take the hair to grow back? Theres no crust on them nw. Just the hairless skin

Creosote...seriously? Would you rub that on yourself?

_Brian

Oh god don't be using Cresote.
Try and stick to proper animal husbandry.

degetme

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Creosote...seriously? Would you rub that on yourself?

Brush it on. I didnt like the idea when it was sugested to me but gave it a shot and i find it good. Cant say tho if it is the 100%job. The imoveral and iodine could have taken time to work.

Limestone Cowboy

degetme wrote: »

Brush it on. I didnt like the idea when it was sugested to me but gave it a shot and i find it good. Cant say tho if it is the 100%job. The imoveral and iodine could have taken time to work.

I have never treated anything with ringworm, the first sunny week you get will kill it off. Cresote would burn the sh1t out of the cattle.

degetme

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I have never treated anything with ringworm, the first sunny week you get will kill it off. Cresote would burn the sh1t out of the cattle.

these cattle have being out since mid march and only got ringworm 3wks ago. The sun didnt do much for it. They dont seem botherd by it at all

Upstream

Cattle in the shed seem to get it after housing for winter here. It's too late to paint the boards with creosote (or creosote substitute as it is nowadays), as some animals are in the shed already.
Would it be worth spraying the shed timbers with iodine spray as a preventative measure?
Would this have any effect or would I be wasting my time?

McLivestock

Hair oil from orlden worked for me, had a show heifer destroyed in it at the start of the year, also worked on a bull with mange. great stuff I'd highly recommend it!

greysides

Ringworm Notes:

Caused by fungal spores that can last years in the environment, especially timber. It spreads directly from infected animals and asymptomatic carriers or, indirectly, by contaminated equipment or clothing. Worst in younger animals (no previous exposure or immunity); a problem of intensive housing (high humidity with warmth, lack of light, long winter coats, close contact), poor nutrition (lack of Vitamins A and D in preserved fodder) and concurrent disease (weakens immunity and lice cause scratching which help pick up and spread of spores).

Prevention is therefore early treatment of initial cases and tackling factors mentioned earlier…improve immunity, not mixing different age groups (variable immune statuses), good ventilation, smaller groups and avoid over-crowding, ensuring adequate mineral/vitamin intake and treatment of other diseases especially those that can easily escape notice ( sub-acute pneumonia, lice, coccidiosis). Use an all-in, all-out system where possible.

Creosoting timber, white washing walls, power-washing and then disinfection with an effective disinfectant (check label as not all are effective) are useful means to lower environmental contamination. A new disinfectant (Steri-7) which remains active for up to 14 days after application and can be applied in soiled conditions holds promise.

Ringworm vaccines (Bovilis Ringvac) are effective is the prevention and treatment of animals with ringworm. Only a primary course of two injections, 10-14 days apart, is needed as immunity is long-lasting. Animals can be treated from 2 weeks old and the immunity should be protective three weeks after the second injection.

Washes (Imaverol, Mycophyt) can be sprayed on after brush removal (soak in solution) of scabs. Spray whole animal with the first application to reach subclinical lesions, Imaverol is repeated 3-4 times at 3 day intervals. Mycophyt is applied similarly and treatment is repeated 4-5 days later. They both can be used in pregnant and lactating animals.

Many topical treatments have been traditionally reported to be successful in cattle, but because spontaneous recovery is common, effectiveness is difficult to prove. Individual animals should still be treated, to limit both progression of existing lesions and spread to cohorts. Thick crusts should be removed gently with a brush, and the material burned or disinfected with hypochlorite solution. Treatment options depend on allowed usage of some agents in animals meant for slaughter.
Agents reported to be of use include washes or sprays of 4% lime sulfur, 0.5% sodium hypochlorite (1:10 household bleach), 0.5% chlorhexidine, 1% povidone-iodine. Individual lesions can be treated with miconazole or clotrimazole lotions.

3.75% thiabendazole in glycerine applied locally on the lesions four times at three day intervals is 86% effective. 5% Tincture of Iodine applied similarly was only 47% effective.

It is important to note that griseofulvin (Fulcin) is no longer licensed for food producing species and should NOT be used.

It is good to remember that ringworm affects humans, particularly adolescents.

KatyMac

I've caught ringworm three separate times - on my leg, arm and forehead.