Flystrike Risk Simulator (Downloadable)

This is a comprehensive program that allows you to compare two different management systems. It will need to be downloaded with local flystrike data risk files from within 5 kms of your chosen location.

This program estimates the risk of flystrike then makes adjustments for:

management options such as: shearing; crutching;
breech modification;
chemical preventive treatments; including optimising the timing of treatments;
effect of breeding for reduced breech strike.

If breeding is not required, get an on-the-spot answer, but with less location specific data, with the Online FlyBoss Quick Tools.

Please note: There are a number of steps to get the separate program file and your specific location flystrike risk files to the right place on your computer.

Please carefully follow the instructions provided.

The program will not work on 32-bit systems.

FlyBoss Desktop Tools – Windows Installation

1. Download the Installer

Depending on your Web Browser, you may get a message such as “FlyBoss Tools Setup.exe is not commonly downloaded and may be dangerous.” If you do, click on the “⌃” arrow and select “Keep”.
(The program is safe and was created by Brian Horton of the University of Tasmania)

Click here to download the FlyBoss Installer for Windows.

2. Open the Installer

The file you just downloaded was called FlyBoss Tools Setup – Win.zip.

Find this zip file (likely in downloads folder) and open it to show another file: FlyBoss Tools Setup.exe.

Open the FlyBoss Tools Setup.exe file to start the software installation.

3. Approve the Installation

You may be told that Windows Defender SmartScreen didn’t recognise the application. Click on “More Info”.

Then click on “Run Anyway”.

Once the installer starts, click on “Next”.

Click on “Next” when asked to “Select Start Menu Folder”.

Click on “Next” when asked to “Select Additional Tasks”.

Click on “Install”.

Do read any instructions in the installer, then click on “Next”.

Click on “Next”.

Click on “Finish”.

4. Find the Installed Files

The installer created files in two places:

In your “Program Files (x86)” folder you will find a folder called “FlyBoss” with an application called “FlyBoss3”.
On most systems the full path will be “C:Program Files (x86)FlyBossFlyBoss3.exe”.
- This is the program/application you will open to use the tool.
In your “Documents” folder you will find a folder called “FlyBoss”.
On most systems the full path will be “C:Users[Your Username]DocumentsFlyBoss”.
- This is where you can find the FlyBoss Manual.
- It is also where you should save the location flystrike risk files you download in the next step.

5. Download a Flystrike Risk File

You will need to save the file to your “DocumentsFlyBoss” folder.

Click here to find a flystrike risk file for your location.

On the map page, when you choose your location, enter a name you will remember, such as a property or a paddock name and then download it (choose Retrieve Flystrike Risk from Here button).
Find the downloaded file (likely in your downloads folder).
Move the file to the FlyBoss folder in your Documents directory.

6. Open FlyBoss

You should now be able to open the “FlyBoss3” application.

Look for it in your program folder and click to open.

In the Property tab you will be able to choose a flystrike risk location file:

Select a stored Flystrike file (if you have already downloaded a location file). or
Download a flystrike risk file from the internet (you can have multiple location files on your computer).