While many producers opt to put fly control tags in the ears of the cattle at the start of the summer, those tags can lose their efficacy by late summer, Lubbers said. “It is important to remove ...

Stable fly: This fly is found on the feet and legs of the animal. Naturally, irritation in this area causes cattle to stomp their feet and switch their tail. Stomping feet and swi ...

The horn fly is one of the most damaging external parasites of cattle in Nebraska, causing reduced weight gain and milk production once numbers exceed 200 flies per animal. In ...

Since there are so many products on the market for fly control, work with your Extension specialist or veterinarian to develop a plan to control flies that best suits your cattle operation.

With the modalities of fly and insect control available today, cattle producers do everything short of shielding their herd’s ...

As many dairy and beef systems have intensified, so too has the need for effective fly control programmes that ... to intensive housed systems than to cattle at pasture. Several pour-on products ...

Physical control includes removing any material used for fly breeding and egg deposition ... products used are approved for lactating dairy cattle.

U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz hope to fund an operation to kill the parasitic fly before too much damage is done.

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As many dairy and beef systems have intensified, so too has the need for effective fly control programmes that ... to intensive housed systems than to cattle at pasture. Several pour-on products ...

It is important to know there are four main types of flies that bother cattle OVER THE COLES: Fly control for beef cattle Skip to main content Skip to main content ...