What do they treat?
√ Flies √ Ticks
Note: √ Toxic to dung fauna, however it is not expected to have long-term adverse effects on dung fauna or dung degradation. For further information, contact Coopers Animal Health (1800 226 511).
How can they be administered?
A variety of application methods for administering pesticide products to cattle are in use.
√ Pour-on
- Treat all animals in a mob to ensure effective control.
Resistance
√ No known resistance
Fluralaner is an active from the isoxazoline chemical family. It has a unique mode of action for tick and fly control in cattle.
What is resistance?
Safety
Everyone working in the rural industry has a ‘duty of care’; a legal obligation to provide a safe workplace for everyone on the property.
- Always refer to the label for safety directions prior to applying to cattle.
- In general, fluralaner has a wide safety margin.
Withholding
Withholding periods are mandatory with all registered veterinary products used to treat animals for internal and external parasites.
- Always check the product label before use for specific withholding periods (WHP) and export slaughter intervals (ESI) periods. Current ESI periods can be confirmed on the APVMA website.
Types of fluralaner
A guide to the pests that fluralaner affects are in Table 1. See the Products Search Tool for the appropriate formulation and application method for your target pest.
Table 1. Fluralaner active and the targeted parasites for which formulations are registered for.
| Chemical |
Pests targeted (may vary with formulation) |
| Worms |
Flies |
Ticks |
Lice |
Mites |
| Cattle tick |
Paralysis tick |
Bush tick |
| Fluralaner |
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What is it?
Fluralaner is a parasiticide belonging to the isoxazoline family of chemicals. It is effective in the control of cattle tick, bush tick and buffalo fly.
How does it work?
It works systemically as well as by contact to control ectoparasites and interferes with the nervous system of the arthropod (not effective in mammalian species).
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