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How do you prevent ticks on lambs?

  • 19-06-2015 08:16PM
    #1
    Vandy West
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭


    Had a bad case of ticks on a lot of lambs this year.

    Just dipped them last week (average age about 8 weeks) but looking back they should have been treated about five weeks ago.

    So question is how would you treat young lambs about 3 weeks old to prevent ticks?

    I have been told it is not a good idea to dip ewes when lambs are as young as 3 weeks on average.


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  • #2
    fanadman1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 594 ✭✭✭fanadman1


    spot on i use anyway always works for me do the lambs at about 2 weeks and its great easy to apply and very effectifiv my sheep be on rough grazeing so would have a majoe problem with cartans as we call them


  • #3
    tom_k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭tom_k


    I used Vector with good success rates this year, main problem I had was waiting for a dry enough day to put it on. Can be used on lambs from 7 days old.


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