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Additional Considerations – Ticks in Cattle

Cattle

Control based on weaknesses in the tick life cycle Planned treatments A weakness in the tick life cycle is the delay before female ticks fall off cattle and lay their […]

Treating Tick Fever

Cattle

How to treat tick fever Advice for veterinarians If the cause of the outbreak has been diagnosed, use the following treatments: Cause Drug Dose Rate Route of inoculation Babesia Imidocarb(Imidox®) […]

Treating Dairy Cattle and House Cows

Cattle

There are a limited number of cattle parasite control products that can be used for treating cattle which are or may in future be used to produce milk for human […]

Work Health & Safety

Cattle

General information Understanding the health risks and legal requirements associated with the use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals can avoid serious consequences. Always first refer to the label (indications) and […]

Types of Ticks

Cattle

Ticks fall into two main groups, hard ticks and soft ticks. Hard ticks Hard ticks (family: Ixodidae) have a shield (scutum in females, conscutum in males) that covers the whole […]

Treating Tick Borne Diseases in Cattle

Cattle

How to treat bovine anaemia caused by theileriosis Currently, there is no medication or vaccine registered in Australia for the treatment and/or control of bovine anaemia caused by theileriosis. Only […]

Chemical Groups and Actives for Cattle

Cattle

There are currently five chemical groups available for treating ticks on cattle in Australia. Click below to go directly to each group: Macrocyclic lactones (ML) What do they treat? Roundworm, […]

Environmental Considerations for Cattle

Cattle

Environmental contamination Some chemicals can be particularly toxic to aquatic organisms, wildlife and some important ecological insects such as dung beetles when used without reading the manufacturers label. Do not […]

Acaricide Resistance for Ticks in Cattle

Cattle

What is acaricide resistance? Acaricide resistance is a genetic change (mutation) in individual ticks within a parasite population that allows resistant ticks to survive treatment. Because it is genetically based, […]

Application Methods for Tick Treatment

Cattle

There are five methods of treating cattle for ticks, listed here. Click below to go straight to the section of this page with information on that application method: Pour-on Resistance […]

Products

Cattle

Chemical groups and actives Cattle parasite treatments Cattle parasite control requires the use of treatment products for both internal (endo-) and external (ecto-) parasites as part of an integrated parasite […]

Moving Cattle

Cattle

Stock owners are responsible for their own cattle tick control. Overview Cattle tick control and treatment in endemic areas is the duty of the individual person responsible for the cattle. […]

How and When to Treat Cattle Ticks

Cattle

The best control is a program to reduce immature cattle tick numbers on the paddock. The following strategies can help to achieve this: Cattle tick can be challenging to control […]

Vaccines and Prevention

Cattle

Tick fever vaccination About the vaccine The trivalent tick fever vaccine is a live, whole organism, blood-based vaccine containing attenuated strains of B. bovis and B. bigemina as well as […]

Cattle Breeding for Tick Resistance

Cattle

Natural animal resistance has the biggest economic impact on tick control. Breeding for more resistant animals via tropical breed selection, or by within breed selection provides a low cost, permanent […]

Susceptibility and Management of Ticks in Cattle

Cattle

Ticks are a stressor of cattle that can impact animal production and welfare. Their impact is made worse if the animal already deals with other physiological demands, such as pregnancy […]

Control on the Property for Cattle

Cattle

Ticks spread diseases and cause damage during feeding. So it is important to keep them under control. But not all ticks are the same. Although all ticks go through the […]

Tick Fever in Cattle

Cattle

(Babesia and Anaplasmosis) Tick fever is caused by infection with Babesia and Anaplasma organisms transmitted by the cattle tick Rhipicephalus australis (formerly known as Boophilus microplus). All cattle in tick […]

Manage Ticks in Cattle

Cattle

How to count cattle ticks Sampling and or counting the ticks present on cattle provides a basis to estimate damage, monitor control methods and assess management success Tick Counts Count […]

Identifying Tick Borne Diseases and Conditions in Cattle

Cattle

Disease identification In Australia, the tick-borne diseases of significance in cattle are tick fever (caused by Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina and Anaplasma marginale) and theileriosis (bovine anaemia caused by variants […]

About Ticks – In Cattle

Cattle

Ticks are not insects, but acarines, their closest relatives are mites, spiders and scorpions. Whereas adult insects have six legs, adult acarines have eight. Free-living ticks tend not to walk […]
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