Description
Dosage and administration
FOR EXTERNAL APPLICATION TO CATTLE ONLY.
Apply along the top line in a narrow strip extending from the withers to the tailhead.
The dose rate is 1 mL for each 10 kg body weight (equivalent to 500 µg ivermectin per kg body weight). See label for details.
Dose the mob according to the heaviest animal in the group (cows, bulls, calves, heifers etc.). Do not under dose and avoid
excessive overdosing. It is recommended that a representative sample of animals should be weighed with either scales or a weightband
before treatment. Consult your veterinarian for assistance in the complete parasite control program.
Persistent activity
• Controls infections of Trichostrongylus axei (stomach hair worm) and Cooperia spp. (small intestinal worm) for up
to 14 days after treatment;
• Ostertagia spp. (small brown stomach worm) and Oesophagostomum radiatum (nodule worm) for up to 21 days after
treatment;
• Dictyocaulus viviparus (lungworm) for up to 28 days after treatment;
• Haematobia irritans exigua (buffalo fly) for up to 21 days after treatment.
For best results, AUSMECTIN Cattle Pour-On should be part of a total parasite control program including internal and
external parasites.
Withholding periods
MEAT: DO NOT USE less than 42 days before slaughter for human consumption.
MILK: Zero (0) days.
Preucation
Reduced efficacy may be experienced when:
• rain falling on cattle less than 2 hours after dosing and when cattle’s hair or hide is wet.
• product is applied to areas of skin with mange scabs or lesions, or with dermatoses or adherent materials e.g. caked
mud or manure.
Poisons Schedule
S5.
Regulatory status
AUSTRALIAN PESTICIDES & VETERINARY MEDICINES AUTHORITY