Description
Fully HSE Approved – Licence No. 8712.
In accordance with the Biocidal Products Directive,
Suitable for use in Organic Systems:
as listed in Annexe IIB (Pesticides) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91
Uses:
Barrier Livestock Louse Powder
used as a protection against
and where there is existing infestation.
Suitable for most animals:
including
Cattle
Horses,
Goats,
Rabbits
and other smaller pets
that are over 7 days old.
Not suitable on Pigs
Not suitable on Birds
Identification:
Lice
can be found on
the neck,
shoulders,
along the spine
and
base of the tail,
The life cycle is three to four weeks.
A female louse lays around 50 to 100 eggs (nits),
which she attaches to the hair fibres.
It is just possible to see adult lice with the naked eye.
They are grey/brownish/yellow in colour and the size of a pinhead.
They feed on blood
And can cause severe anaemia
Lice affecting Horses:
There are only three types of lice that seem to affect horses.
One is the Sucking Louse
Haematopinus asini,
found around the mane and tail.
The other two species are Biting lice and closely related
pilosus and Damalinia equi.
All of them cause poorness of condition, itching and loss of hair.
Lice affecting Cattle:
In cattle the sucking lice mainly affect the head and shoulders.
Directions for use:
after identifying that lice is the problem.
Thoroughly cover the animal with the product,
paying particular attention to the neck,
under the elbows,
legs,
along the back
and at the base of the tail.
Where heavy infestations exist,
repeat after 7 days.
Safety:
contains Sterlizable Maize
as the base carrier.
