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Dosing - after putting out on grass

  • 10-04-2021 7:24am
    #1
    irishguy19772
    Registered Users Posts: 400 ✭✭


    We have a 10 month old heifer that I just left out on grass. Plan is to sell her at end of month before any issues with neighbours bull breaking in.
    Should I dose her? Trying to make her come on as much as possible with grass and finisher.

    Have weanling bulls that I will put out to grass in couple of months. I plan to sell these after beep scheme and once they get some post silage grass. Would these benefit from worm dosing regularly?

    We did all cattle before they went into shed for fluke and worms. Then did liceban every few months.
    What is the best way of doing around 8 to 10 cows and calves once they come out of the slatted shed.
    In years gone by I just dosed them when they were looking poorly, but surely preventative is better than being reactive.
    Any advice greatly appreciated.


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  • #2
    50HX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭50HX


    Wouldn't dose out of the shed

    She won't do a whole lota weight gain going to grass now by the time she readjusts to grass

    Dungannon samples will tell you if cows need to be done or not

    Over dosing and blanket dosing is leading to resistance issues & the cost as well


  • #3
    TooOldBoots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 604 ✭✭✭TooOldBoots


    Complete waste of money. If they are in the shed for the last few months then the lifecycle of fluke,Ostertagia and other roundworms has been broken. It'll take 6 weeks for the cycle again hence why you would dose 5 weeks after putting out to grass


  • #4
    irishguy19772
    Registered Users Posts: 400 ✭✭irishguy19772


    Thanks.

    I will wait five or six weeks so before dosing.

    Ah okay heifer won't come on much so but at least she will clean up a little and grow hair back where she was rubbing on feed barrier.

    How long before they would benefit from being out on grass. I was thinking sooner rather than later be better time going to mart as not as busy as later months as well as less risk going in calf.


  • #5
    50HX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭50HX


    She will look better for sale alright

    I generally don't count the first 2 weeks to grass for weight gain

    Keep her on ration when outside and she'll be fine for sale


  • #6
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,913 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    God, I had the cattle in the yard yesterday and noticed one of my Nov born calves had licked two bald patches on her side. She had not being thriving for a while, poor coat etc.
    I did her with Noromectin pouron. Normally wouldn't do this time of year. Don't know if I did her in the house for lice or not.

    'If I ventured in the slipstream, Between the viaducts of your dream'



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