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vegetable oil on back rub??
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<blockquote data-quote="Graham Cattle" data-source="post: 1829657" data-attributes="member: 43465"><p>I guess that's true for ranchers that don't check their cattle as often. If they're just continuously grazing 1 paddock and sitting in their own feces everyday then yes, you need pesticide. If you're someone that moves them to new paddocks regularly then a simple mist and move will work. The flies can't fly with the oil that coats them and they get left behind and if they do find the cows then they are deterred from landing on them. Plus spraying hit all parts of the cow (legs/sides) besides just the head and back. And if you count up the costs in pesticide + diesel fuel etc, it's probably not too far off. All the wasted oils that evaporate on the rub need to be counted as well, very little gets wasted when spraying directly on the cow from a couple feet away. Now of course, fly control is a multi-faceted problem and takes multiple angles of attack to control totally. There's not a 1 fix answer to fly control. But again, to each their own. Whatever works for your situation is great, this is what works for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Graham Cattle, post: 1829657, member: 43465"] I guess that's true for ranchers that don't check their cattle as often. If they're just continuously grazing 1 paddock and sitting in their own feces everyday then yes, you need pesticide. If you're someone that moves them to new paddocks regularly then a simple mist and move will work. The flies can't fly with the oil that coats them and they get left behind and if they do find the cows then they are deterred from landing on them. Plus spraying hit all parts of the cow (legs/sides) besides just the head and back. And if you count up the costs in pesticide + diesel fuel etc, it's probably not too far off. All the wasted oils that evaporate on the rub need to be counted as well, very little gets wasted when spraying directly on the cow from a couple feet away. Now of course, fly control is a multi-faceted problem and takes multiple angles of attack to control totally. There's not a 1 fix answer to fly control. But again, to each their own. Whatever works for your situation is great, this is what works for me. [/QUOTE]
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