Maggots In Lambs

farmers101

I have A Few Lambs With Maggots? I Have Plans To Bring Them 2 Factory On Wed,, Will They Kill Them For Me?

Username John

farmers101 wrote: »

I have A Few Lambs With Maggots? I Have Plans To Bring Them 2 Factory On Wed,, Will They Kill Them For Me?

Can you cut out the maggots? (I mean cut all the dirty wool where the maggots are, and try to pick em off as best you can)
But maybe you have already done this?

AntrimGlens

farmers101 wrote: »

I have A Few Lambs With Maggots? I Have Plans To Bring Them 2 Factory On Wed,, Will They Kill Them For Me?

Why would you not kill the maggots yourself.

farmers101

Thanks For The Help. I Am New To The Sheep Business,, How Would ya kill the maggots? sheep dip? what is the withdrawal on it?

Username John

farmers101 wrote: »

Thanks For The Help. I Am New To The Sheep Business,, How Would ya kill the maggots? sheep dip? what is the withdrawal on it?

I think sheep dip withdrawal could be around 14 days, so I wouldn't use it.

Do you have hand shears?

If twas me i'd cut out the dirty patch of wool where the maggots are, and a bit of the clean wool around it, bare it down as close to the skin as you can, pick out as many of the maggots as you can. You'll find they'll prob be in a big kinda 'ball'..

Check if there is any blowfly, and cut this off as well if you can.

I imagine the factory will take them, but don't leave them as they are for 2 days, they'll be eaten alive the poor bastards...

I dunno if you have other lambs left, if you do, you might want to think about treating them, just to make your life easier as dealing with maggots is a pain... Clikzan is only 1 week withdrawal as far as I remember. Or you could use a knapsack sprayer with normal sheep dip, and give them a good dousing. But you'd need to check the withdrawal times.

Edit : best of luck, it's not a very nice task first thing on a Monday

iverjohnston

Username John wrote: »

I think sheep dip withdrawal could be around 14 days, so I wouldn't use it.

Do you have hand shears?

If twas me i'd cut out the dirty patch of wool where the maggots are, and a bit of the clean wool around it, bare it down as close to the skin as you can, pick out as many of the maggots as you can. You'll find they'll prob be in a big kinda 'ball'..

Check if there is any blowfly, and cut this off as well if you can.

I imagine the factory will take them, but don't leave them as they are for 2 days, they'll be eaten alive the poor bastards...

I dunno if you have other lambs left, if you do, you might want to think about treating them, just to make your life easier as dealing with maggots is a pain... Clikzan is only 1 week withdrawal as far as I remember. Or you could use a knapsack sprayer with normal sheep dip, and give them a good dousing. But you'd need to check the withdrawal times.

Edit : best of luck, it's not a very nice task first thing on a Monday

I use very dilute Jeyes Fluid on any affected lambs, kills any maggots I miss, and prevents repeated attack.

tabby aspreme

If the maggots have broken the skin the factory may condemn the carcase, treat the lambs that have maggots and send the rest to the factory, the treated lambs could be brought to the mart in a week or two, if the maggots have been in the lambs for more than a few days they may not be fit for the factory as the weight falls off them when they get maggoty, if the maggots haven't broken the skin and the lambs are still good enough for the factory cut the wool from the affected area and put salty water on them ,it will keep maggots away for a few days

AntrimGlens

If you're using osmunda or coopers dip which is pirethean based the witdhdrawl period is seventy days. Dilute Keyes fluid or battles disinfectant on the wool after cutting out around the infected area. Make sure you cut a bigger area than what you see affected as the maggots can be in a more spread area.