Description
Vetmec LA Long Acting Injection for Cattle
- Kills roundworms for longer.
- Kills Cattle Tick (Rhipicephalus microplus).
- No known impact on dung beetles.
- Long acting control of roundworms, lice and mites.
- Ideal for use in young cattle in high rainfall areas – treat in Autumn to clean up contaminated pastures.
- Recommended for the strategic control of Cattle Tick to break the tick life cycle and reduce paddock contamination.
Chemvet recommends considering the use of a primer drench at the same time as Vetmec LA, such as LEV Pour-On, to reduce the risk of worm resistance.
Dosage Information
The dose rate for Vetmec LA is 1mL/100kg. Use the Vetmec 5mL Injector with 16G x 1/2″ Needles.
Administer via subcutaneous injection at the base of the ear only.
^In cattle greater than 500kg, split the dose between two injection sites.
Protection Period – Vetmec LA Injection for Cattle
Full Parasite Spectrum
Internal parasites – Mature (adult) and immature (L4):
- Haemonchus placei (Barber’s pole worm)
- Haemonchus contortus
- Ostertagia ostertagi, Ostertagia lyrata (including inhibited larvae)
- Trichostrongylus spp. (Black scour worm); Trichostrongylus axei
- Cooperia onchophora (Small intestinal worm), Cooperia pectinata, Cooperia punctata
- Oesophagostomum radiatum (Nodule worm)
- Bunostomum phlebotomum (Hookworm)
- Trichuris discolor (Whipworm); Trichuris ovis
- Dictyocaulus viviparus (Lungworm)
Adult nematodes:
- Nematodirus spathiger; Nematodirus helvetianus
External parasites:
- Lice (Sucking lice); Linognathus vituli
- Haematopinus eurysternus
- Solenopotes capillatus
- Aids in control of Bovicola bovis (biting lice)
- Mites; Chorioptes bovis
- Ticks; Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
Withholding Periods – Vetmec LA Injection for Cattle
Meat: 56 days.
ESI: 108 days.
Milk: Do NOT use in lactating cows, or within 80 days of calving where milk or milk products may be used for human consumption.
