Examining cattle for ticks

Moving livestock infested with cattle ticks may result in prosecution so it is a good practice to examine your cattle whenever they are yarded. However, you are more likely to find cattle ticks between February and June when tick numbers are highest. It is a requirement of the Stock Diseases Act 1923 that owners report cattle ticks. It is also an offence to move infested stock off your property.

The contents of this Primefact include the following:

• The examination procedure:
  • Examine the whole herd
  • The two essential examination sites
  • A third examination site
• General information - tick identification