Liver fluke
Note: Toxic to many aquatic organisms.
A variety of application methods for administering pesticide products to cattle are in use.
Oral
Reported in: Liver fluke
Everyone working in the rural industry has a ‘duty of care’; a legal obligation to provide a safe workplace for everyone on the property.
Withholding periods are mandatory with all registered veterinary products used to treat animals for internal and external parasites.
A guide to the active and the pests it affects is in Table 1. See the Products Search Guides for WormBoss, TickBoss, LiceBoss and FlyBoss for the appropriate formulation and application method for your target pest. Note combinations and mixtures of actives may improve treatment efficacy.
Table 1. Salicylanilide, their active, combinations and mixtures and a summary of the targeted parasites for which formulations are registered for. Boxed check marks indicate the pest targeted by multiple actives.
Chemical |
Pests targeted (may vary with formulation) |
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Worms |
Flies |
Ticks |
Lice |
Mites |
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Round-worm |
Tape worm |
Liver fluke |
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Salicylanilide |
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Oxyclozanide |
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Mixtures (multiple targets) |
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Oxyclozanide and levamisole |
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Salicylanilides are narrow-spectrum anthelmintics.
They were first introduced in the 1960s and 70s.
Salicylanilides disrupt the energy producing mitochondria within the parasites cells impairing mobility.