Horn Flies and Stable Flies: Free-Choice Feeding of Methoprene Mineral Blocks to Cattle for Control13

1974 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 384-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Harris ◽  
W. F. Chamberlain ◽  
E. D. Frazar
Keyword(s):  
Free Choice ◽  
Stable Flies ◽  
Horn Flies ◽  
Choice Feeding

PSI-2 Spices in Free-choice Mineral Offer Gain Advantages to Cattle on Tallgrass Native Range and Promise as Fly Control

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 224-225
Author(s):  
Macie E Reeb ◽  
Jaymelynn K Farney
Keyword(s):  
Free Choice ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Native Range ◽  
Cost Effective Method ◽  
Grazing Period ◽  
Horn Flies ◽  
Fly Control ◽  
Treatment Structure ◽  
Mineral Type

Abstract This study aims to evaluate effectiveness of two operational management systems for steer gains and fly control. The first strategy evaluated was pasture burn date of March (MAR) or April (APR). The second management strategy was fly control through feeding free-choice mineral with spices (SPICE) or without spices (CON). Eight pastures (n = 281 steers; initial weight 277.7 ± 25.2 kg) were used in a 2 x 2 factorial treatment structure. Steers were weighed individually, randomly assigned to treatment, and grazed for 85 days. Weekly 33% of steers per pasture were photographed and fly numbers counted. ADG was impacted by both burn date and mineral type (P = 0.01). Cattle on the APR-SPICE treatment had a greater ADG than MAR-SPICE and APR-CON with MAR-CON intermediate. Cattle on SPICE gained 4.5 kg (P = 0.12) more than cattle consuming CON mineral. Flies per steer were impacted by burn x mineral x week (P < 0.001). In general, APR-SPICE steers had a greater number of flies weeks 8, 10, and 11 (P < 0.05), corresponding to a time when mineral intake averaged 72% of the formulated intake. The MAR-SPICE steers consumed on average the formulated amount of mineral and through the entire grazing period had lower number of flies than APR-SPICE steers (P < 0.05). The second largest ADG observed with the MAR-CON treatment may be attributed to lower fly numbers as this treatment had one extra week below economic threshold for horn flies. These results are somewhat inconclusive on pasture burn date, but show that the addition of spices to a free-choice complete mineral shows promise as a cost-effective method to increase gains in stocker steers on tallgrass native range. As a fly control method, the spices utilized in this study may be effective if intake is at formulated level.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Three Ear Tag Formulations for Control of Flies on Beef Cattle, 1993

1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 366-366
Author(s):  
R. W. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Untreated Control ◽  
The Other ◽  
Stable Flies ◽  
Angus Cattle ◽  
Mixed Breed ◽  
Cow Calf ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Horn Flies

Abstract Three herds (36-122 head per herd) of Angus cattle (cow-calf or yearling heifers) located at the Wye Research and Education Center, Queenstown, MD, were tagged with one of three ear tag formulations. On 17 May one of the herds was tagged with Optimizer tags (2 per head) and on 2 Jun the other 2 herds were tagged with Python tags (2 per head) or experimental YT-615 tags (1 per head). A herd of mixed-breed beef cattle located approximately 4 km from the treated cattle served as an untreated control. Fly density was determined by making biweekly counts on 15 cattle in each of the herds. Counts were made ol face flies/face, horn flies/animal, and stable flies/4 legs. Two (Optimizer herd) or 3 (other 2 herds) pretreatment and 11 or 10 posttreatment counts were made.

Laboratory trials of fatty acids as repellents or antifeedants against houseflies, horn flies and stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae)

2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (12) ◽  
pp. 1360-1366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley A Mullens ◽  
William G Reifenrath ◽  
Sarah M Butler
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Stable Flies ◽  
Horn Flies

Free choice feeding of whole grains in meat-type pigeons: 1. effect on performance, carcass traits and organ development

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Xie ◽  
X.-Y. Jiang ◽  
Z. Bu ◽  
S.-Y. Fu ◽  
S.-Y. Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Free Choice ◽  
Carcass Traits ◽  
Whole Grains ◽  
Organ Development ◽  
Choice Feeding ◽  
Meat Type

EFFICACY OF TETRACHLORVINPHOS-IMPREGNATED CATTLE EAR-TAGS AGAINST LIVESTOCK DIPTERA IN SOUTHERN QUEBEC

1982 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 1249-1252 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID J. LEWIS ◽  
ELLIOT BLOCK
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
House Flies ◽  
Stable Flies ◽  
Horn Flies

Tagging of pastured cattle with one tetrachlorvinphos-impregnated (13.7%) ear-tag per animal resulted in an average 95.9% reduction of horn flies over a 14-wk period. A reduction in the numbers of face flies (84.3%), house flies (65.9%), and stable flies (60.3%) was also achieved. Key words: Tetrachlorvinphos, ear-tags, cattle, Diptera

Control of Horn Flies and Stable Flies with Three General Chemical Compounds1

1961 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 1047-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Roberts ◽  
M. J. Wrich ◽  
R. A. Hoffman ◽  
C. M. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Stable Flies ◽  
General Chemical ◽  
Horn Flies
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