Description
Indications for use:
Spotinor is for the treatment and prevention of infestations by lice and flies on cattle. For the treatment and prevention of ticks, lice, keds, and established blowfly strike on sheep. For the treatment and prevention of lice and ticks on lambs.
Cattle:
- For the treatment and prevention of infestations by both sucking and biting lice- Bovicola bovis, Solenopotes capillatus, Linognathus vituli and Haematopinus eurysternus
- For an aid in the treatment and prevention of infestations of both biting and nuisance flies- Haematobia irritans, Stomoxys calcitrans, Musca species and Hydrotaea irritans
Sheep:
- For the treatment and prevention of infestations by ticks- Ixodes ricinus
- For the treatment and prevention of infestations by lice- Linognathus ovillus, Bovicola ovis
- For the treatment and prevention of infestations by keds- Melophagus ovinus
- For the treatment and prevention of established blowfly strike- Lucilia spp
Lambs:
- For the treatment and prevention of infestations by ticks- Ixodes ricinus
- For the treatment and prevention of infestations by lice- Bovicola ovis
Dose:
- Spot on application for external use
- Cattle: 100 mg of deltamethrin per animal corresponding to 10 ml of product.
- Sheep: 50 mg of deltamethrin per animal corresponding to 5 ml of product.
- Lambs (under 10 kg bodyweight or 1 month of age): 25 mg of deltamethrin per animal corresponding to 2.5 ml of product.
- Apply a single dose with the squeeze n pour dispenser or the spot on applicator on the midline of the back at the shoulders
Lice on cattle:
One application will generally eradicate all lice. Complete clearance may take 4-5 weeks.
Flies on cattle:
For the treatment and prevention of infestations by biting and non-biting flies. Where horn-flies predominate, treatment and prevention of infestations can be expected for 4 – 8 weeks. Treatment for flies should not be repeated within four weeks.
Ticks on sheep:
For the treatment and prevention of infestations by ticks for up to 6 weeks after treatment.
Keds and lice on sheep:
Application will reduce the incidence of biting louse or ked infestation over a 4-6 week period after treatment.
It is advisable to treat shortly after shearing and keep treated sheep separated from untreated sheep to avoid re-infestation.
Established blowfly strike on sheep:
Apply directly to the maggot infested area as soon as the fly strike is seen.
Lice and ticks on lambs:
Application will provide treatment and prevention of infestations by ticks for up to 6 weeks after treatment. Application will reduce the incidence of biting lice over a 4-6 week period after treatment.
Contraindications:
- Do not used in sick animals
- Do not use in cases of hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients
Special warning:
- Cases of resistance to deltamethrin have been reported in stinging and nuisance flies in cattle and lice in sheep
- This product will reduce the number of flies resting directly on the animal but it is not expected to eliminate all flies on farm
- Care should be taken to avoid the following practices because they increase the risk of development of resistance
- Too frequent and repeated use of ectoparasiticides from the same class over an extended period of time
- Under dosing which may be due to underestimation of bodyweight, misadministration of the product, or lack of calibration of the dosing device
Special precautions for use:
- The product is for external use only
- Do not apply on or near the animal’s eyes and mucous membranes
- Care should be taken to prevent licking of the product
- The product should only be administered onto undamaged skin as toxicity is possible due to absorption from major skin lesions
- Wear protective clothing when applying the product or handling recently treated animals
- Wash splashes from skin immediately with soap and plenty of water
- Wash hands and exposed skin after handling this product before meals
- In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of clean, running water and seek medical advice
- In the case of accidental ingestion, wash out mouth immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice
Withdrawal:
Cattle:
- Meat and offal- 17 days
- Milk- zero hours
Sheep:
- Meat and offal- 35 days
- Milk- not authorised for use in ewes producing milk for human consumption
