How to Treat a Calf for Fleas, Ticks, Lice, Flies, and Worms
The treatment for these parasites can be easily done with
One of the ways I like to apply Ivomec to calves is to place the Ivomec in a spray bottle and then squirt it on the back of the calves as they nurse their milk bottles. I will start at the back of the neck and go down to their tails.
I will first fill the spray bottle with water and then squirt the water into a 20 mL syringe to find out how much liquid comes out when the trigger is pulled.
The dosage amount of Ivomec is 1 mL to 22 lb of body weight of a calf.
A 100 lb calf will need roughly 4.5 mL of Eprinex
A 130 lb calf will need roughly 6 mL of Eprinex
A 150 lb calf will need roughly 7 mL of Eprinex
A 170 lb calf will need roughly 8 mL of Eprinex
Most of the squeeze bottles that I have used have squirted 4 mL with each pull of the trigger.
With a little practice I can squeeze the bottle half way of 2 mL.
A 100 lb calf will need 1 squeeze of Eprinex
A 130 lb calf will need 1 ½ squeezes of Eprinex
A 150 lb calf will need just about 2 squeezes of Eprinex
A 170 lb calf will need 2 full squeezes of Eprinex
Most of time a measuring cup will come with the and you can just pour it on the calf with that.
Eprinex will also treat roundworms and other internal parasites, so you get both the outside and inside parasites at the same time.
So at what age can you deworm a calf? Eprinex is labeled for both beef and dairy cattle of all ages.
Ivomec works well for all ages, but in older calves I have found that has a longer effective time period, so it don’t have to be reapplied has often.
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