Target Species
Cattle.
Indications for use
Control of biting and nuisance flies of cattle, including Haematobia irritans, Hippobosca equina, Stomoxys calcitrans, Musca autumnalis and Musca domestica.
Control of biting and sucking lice of cattle, including Damalinia bovis, Haematpoinus eurysternus, and Linognathus vituli.
Contraindications
Do not use in cases of hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients.
Do not use on animals with major skin lesions.
Special warnings for each target species
Cases of resistance to deltamethrin have been reported in stinging and nuisance flies in cattle. The product will reduce the number of flies resting directly on the animal, but it is not expected to eliminate all flies on a farm. Therefore, the use of this product should be based on local (regional and farm) epidemiological information about susceptibility of parasites and used in association with other pest management methods.
Care should be taken to avoid the following practices because they increase the risk of development of resistance and could ultimately result in ineffective therapy:
- too frequent and repeated use of ectoparasiticides from the same class over an extended period of time;
- underdosing, which may be due to underestimation of bodyweight, misadministration of the product, or lack of calibration of the dosing device.
If clinical signs do not resolve following treatment, the diagnosis should be revised.
Special precautions for use
Do not apply on or near the animal’s eyes and mucous membranes.
Care should be taken to prevent the animal licking the product. Avoid use of the product during extremely hot weather and ensure animals have adequate access to water. The product should only be administered onto undamaged skin as toxicity is possible due to absorption from major skin lesions. However, signs of local irritation may occur after treatment as skin may already be affected by infestation.
Operator warnings
People with known hypersensitivity to deltamethrin should avoid contact with the veterinary medicinal product.
Personal protective equipment consisting of waterproof apron and boots and impervious gloves should be worn when either applying or handling the veterinary medicinal product or recently treated animals.
Remove heavily contaminated clothing immediately and wash before re-use. Wash splashes from skin immediately with soap and plenty of water. Wash hands and exposed skin after handling this product and before meals.
In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of clean, running water and seek medical advice.
In case of accidental ingestion, wash out mouth immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice.
Do not eat, drink or smoke while handling the product.
This product contains deltamethrin, which may produce tingling, itching and blotchy redness on exposed skin. Irritation, sensitisation and adverse effects on the neuronal system might occur. If you feel unwell after working with this product, seek medical advice immediately and show the package leaflet or the label to the physician.
Information for doctors: Advice on clinical management is available from the National Poisons Information Service.
Adverse Reactions
Application site reactions including erythema and pruritus, hyperactivity, anxiety and hypersensitivity have been reported in very rare cases in post-marketing experience.
The frequency of adverse reactions is defined using the following convention:
- very common (more than 1 in 10 animals displaying adverse reaction(s) during the course of one treatment)
- common (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 100 animals)
- uncommon (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 1,000 animals)
- rare (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 10,000 animals)
- very rare (less than 1 animal in 10,000 animals, including isolated reports).
Use during pregnancy or lactation
No restrictions apply for use during pregnancy and lactation.
Interactions
Some organo-phosphorous insecticides can reduce metabolism rate and thus enhance deltamethrin toxicity. Therefore, avoid the use of such organo-phosphorous insecticides (consult the supplier).
Amounts to be administered and administration route
For external use only.
Pour on the product along the backline of the animals, from the head to the tail, at the following recommended dose rates:
Indications | Dose rate |
Flies Control of biting and nuisance flies | up to 100 kg:10 ml 100-300 kg:20 ml over 300 kg:30 ml |
Lice Contol of biting and sucking lice | 10 ml per animal irrespective of bodyweight |
Flies: a single application provides protection against flies for 8 to 10 weeks depending on the infestation degree, fly species and weather conditions. Treatment should be repeated within 8 - 10 weeks depending on the weather and the fly species.
Lice: a single application provides protection against lice for 8 to 10 weeks. All in contact animals must be treated at the same time. A single application is sufficient against lice.
Overdose
Overdose of twice the level of recommended treatments does not induce any adverse effects.
Withdrawal periods
Meat and offal: 20 days
Milk: Zero hours