lime on cattle

gerry2408

does anyone use lime for lice on cattle
how much do you apply?

biko

You mean bedding lime yeah?
https://www.k-rend.co.uk/media/76bb7191933e44a781459bd3d60d72f3bedding%20lime%20flyer.pdf

greysides

I only rarely come across someone using lime but if youegoing to do it then clip them first. A strip from withers to tail head.

Robson99

gerry2408 wrote: »

does anyone use lime for lice on cattle
how much do you apply?

Use Hydrated Lime here. A good handful every couple of weeks seem to do the trick..bit of coughing after it

Base price

You can only use it on housed cattle cause when it comes in contact with rain it can burn their skin. We have used it in the past and it worked well. I used a small coal hand shovel to sprinkle it along their back.
Wear a mask when your doing it and best to apply it in an outdoor crush on a dry day. As Robinson said the cattle will cough (dry cough) a bit afterwards.

DukeCaboom

Robson99 wrote: »

Use Hydrated Lime here. A good handful every couple of weeks seem to do the trick..bit of coughing after it

Jesus that is handy. I'd cattle here on death row and ten days meat withdraw is the a pain.