Ticks

[ClinchValley86]

Ticks are ridiculous this year. Ive removed 12 from myself just in the last week. A friend of mine sent me this picture.

What type of product covers ticks? I havent used any sort of antiparasitic since 2019, and dont treat for flies, but im thinking I might ought to be proactive here.

 

[kenny thomas]

That many ticks will drain a calf plus they are carrying a lot of disease. I sprayed mine with a mixture that bird dog recommended. Plus I use garlic mineral. Not sure the mineral helps with ticks but the flies dont like it.

 

[cfpinz]

I've got one farm that is overrun with ticks last year and this year, no real facilities there other than a nice catch pen. I'll grain the cows in there and dump some permethrin on their backs if I see one with a high tick load. I taped a small cup to the end of my extendable calf catcher so I can reach out and dump on their backs while they're in a group eating grain. Need to install a back rubber there and keep it coated with diesel/permethrin.

 

[bird dog]

If you are using a sprayer, give the initial blast directly into the face and ears. They won't like this so get that done first.

 

[Brute 23]

Co-Ral

 

[TCRanch]

The majority of ticks I'm finding are on the neck, brisket, butt & bags of the cows. Butts and ears on the calves. Butts and around the 'nads on the bulls. So, I'm not just spraying down their backs, but trying to get underneath as much as I can. Double the effort with all the rain we've had. I'm still using the last of the Fly Ban I got last year and it knocks 'em out pretty fast. And, like Kenny, mineral with garlic, altosid & CTC.

 

[Travlr]

I had chickens that I let run in the yard and around the barn. They did a decent job on ticks, but not perfect. I hear guinea hens are really good controlling ticks. I've seen cattle egrets but I think they just associate with cattle because the large animals are more likely to stir up prey. I doubt they concentrate on ticks.
Ticks are why we left Arkansas. I could take the chiggers, but the ticks were murder. Could not let a dog into the house because of them.

 

[Brute 23]

Yep, those sensitive areas and the parts that are closest to the ground and running through the grass.

 

[ClinchValley86]

I truly disnt realize ticks bothered cattle like this. Looks like im going to be buying some product(s).

I do keep sea 90 with garlic out all the time. I hope its helping. Going to catch them all up the next couple days and go over them.

Thanks for the info.

 

[TCRanch]

I don't know if anaplasmosis is prevalent in your area. Or theileriosis, which is now starting to show up. But once you get spanked by anaplas, you up your game. Yes, it can be treated if caught early. But that cow will always be seropositive. It's an ugly way to die if you don't catch it early. And yet another reason I only use disposable needles, because it's transmitted by blood. The chlortetracycline (CTC) in the mineral is an added layer of protection, but only if they consume enough. Diligent spraying and pasture management is your first line of defense.

 

[cfpinz]

I don't know if anaplasmosis is prevalent in your area. Or theileriosis, which is now starting to show up. But once you get spanked by anaplas, you up your game. Yes, it can be treated if caught early. But that cow will always be seropositive. It's an ugly way to die if you don't catch it early. And yet another reason I only use disposable needles, because it's transmitted by blood. The chlortetracycline (CTC) in the mineral is an added layer of protection, but only if they consume enough. Diligent spraying and pasture management is your first line of defense.

My horse got anaplas this winter, we caught it early and treated with IV oxy-tet and oral doxy for a month or 6 weeks. Interestingly enough, we went riding the week after Christmas up on the Blue Ridge Parkway where it was cold as crap (ice everywhere) and the horses both had ticks on them when we got home.

 

[RNW]

That many ticks will drain a calf plus they are carrying a lot of disease. I sprayed mine with a mixture that bird dog recommended. Plus I use garlic mineral. Not sure the mineral helps with ticks but the flies dont like it.

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PB08 ?? thanks

 

[bird dog]

PB08 ?? thanks

PBO-8® Synergist is a professional-grade liquid additive used to boost the power of insecticides. It contains 91.3% Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO). It does not kill bugs on its own. Instead, it disables the natural enzymes insects use to break down poisons. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

 

[TCRanch]

My horse got anaplas this winter, we caught it early and treated with IV oxy-tet and oral doxy for a month or 6 weeks. Interestingly enough, we went riding the week after Christmas up on the Blue Ridge Parkway where it was cold as crap (ice everywhere) and the horses both had ticks on them when we got home.

Didn't realize horses could get anaplas. And yikes! Usually only one dose of LA300 will knock it out in cattle if it's caught early, sometimes a 2nd dose in another week.

I would randomly pick ticks off the barn cats and cattle last winter. Figured it would be a brutal year and it definitely is.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

I had a horse get anaplas and lymes probably 10-12 years ago already. He got IV oxy once and then oral for 8 weeks. From that he got bad arthritis basically overnight and started clicking while he walked. Never rode him again other than walking the kids around on him some.

 

[RNW]

PBO-8® Synergist is a professional-grade liquid additive used to boost the power of insecticides. It contains 91.3% Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO). It does not kill bugs on its own. Instead, it disables the natural enzymes insects use to break down poisons. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

thanks much

 

[kenny thomas]

PBO-8® Synergist is a professional-grade liquid additive used to boost the power of insecticides. It contains 91.3% Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO). It does not kill bugs on its own. Instead, it disables the natural enzymes insects use to break down poisons. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

And you can see it doesn't take much of it to help a lot.

 

[cfpinz]

Didn't realize horses could get anaplas. And yikes! Usually only one dose of LA300 will knock it out in cattle if it's caught early, sometimes a 2nd dose in another week.

I would randomly pick ticks off the barn cats and cattle last winter. Figured it would be a brutal year and it definitely is.

From the reading I did last winter, typical treatment for anaplas in horses is either 2 IV doses of oxytet on two subsequent days, or a couple to 3 months of oral doxy. We chose to do both (lesser timeline of latter) as I really like the horse, and he seems to have no ill effects from the ordeal. He's still an *sshole.

 

[ClinchValley86]

Got this pic off Facebook this morning. They stated animal was perfectly fine Saturday evening. Found it dead yesterday, Tuesday.

 

[cfpinz]

Got this pic off Facebook this morning. They stated animal was perfectly fine Saturday evening. Found it dead yesterday, Tuesday.

Wow. One has to wonder how a particular animal becomes infested so quickly. Do they just lay down in the right spot, or is it something about their blood type or body chemistry that just attracts pests? Or did it die from some other cause and the ticks are an afterthought?