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Nuflor vs Micatil vs Baytril
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<blockquote data-quote="stocky" data-source="post: 97231" data-attributes="member: 1150"><p>Farminlund, it isnt absolutely guaranteed that the dart will not get into the meat at times. I mistyped and said 2/4 inch needle and should have said 3/4. when you are looking at a cow from the side and she turns her head to look at you, there will be alot of loose skin back on the side of the neck toward the shoulder, if you shoot in this area, the dart should seldom get into the meat. after it hits and injects, you will see the dart flop, which means it is hung in the skin and not deep enough to be firm in the meat. If you shoot the dart into the tight skin, then it will probably get in the meat. I think one thing that is important in subcutaneous injections is length of needle, many people use a needle that is too long. you only need under the skin and many time a 1/2 inch, large gauge needle is perfect for quick under the skin shots in active cattle, especially for blackleg shots in calves. Micatil is the main medicine I use in darts because the other medicines need too many cc's for the dart.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stocky, post: 97231, member: 1150"] Farminlund, it isnt absolutely guaranteed that the dart will not get into the meat at times. I mistyped and said 2/4 inch needle and should have said 3/4. when you are looking at a cow from the side and she turns her head to look at you, there will be alot of loose skin back on the side of the neck toward the shoulder, if you shoot in this area, the dart should seldom get into the meat. after it hits and injects, you will see the dart flop, which means it is hung in the skin and not deep enough to be firm in the meat. If you shoot the dart into the tight skin, then it will probably get in the meat. I think one thing that is important in subcutaneous injections is length of needle, many people use a needle that is too long. you only need under the skin and many time a 1/2 inch, large gauge needle is perfect for quick under the skin shots in active cattle, especially for blackleg shots in calves. Micatil is the main medicine I use in darts because the other medicines need too many cc's for the dart. [/QUOTE]
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