Treating flystruck sheep
Primefact Number: 845 Edition: First edition Released/reviewed: Sep 2009
Ideally, a flystrike dressing should stop damage to the sheep, kill all larvae to prevent resistance and reduce future blowfly populations, and prevent restrike on the dressed area for sufficient time to allow the wound to heal.
Trials by NSW DPI reveal that shearing strikes is sufficient to remove maggots in the vast majority of cases if wool is removed close to the skin.
This Primefact provides the results from trials as well as current recommendations for treating flystruck sheep.
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