What is Dectospot? Dectospot is a spot-on treatment containing 10mg/ml Deltamethrin. It is designed for easy topical application and is licensed for the control of lice and flies in cattle, sheep, and lambs.
Indications:
Cattle:
- Used for the treatment and prevention of infestations by both sucking and biting lice, including Bovicola bovis, Solenopotes capillatus, Linognathus vituli, and Haematopinus eurysternus.
- Acts as an aid in the treatment and prevention of infestations by both biting and nuisance flies, including Haematobia irritans, Stomoxys calcitrans, Musca species, and Hydrotaea irritans.
Sheep:
- For the treatment and prevention of infestations by ticks (Ixodes ricinus), lice (Linognathus ovillus, Bovicola ovis), keds (Melophagus ovinus), and established blowfly strike, usually caused by Lucilia spp.
Lambs:
- Used for the treatment and prevention of infestations by ticks (Ixodes ricinus) and lice (Bovicola ovis).
Benefits:
- No milk withdrawal period in cattle.
- Easy-to-use, pour-on treatment.
- Effective for the treatment and prevention of lice in cattle.
- Also serves as an aid in the treatment and prevention of flies in cattle.
- Effective for treating and preventing lice, ticks, keds, and blowfly strike in sheep.
Withdrawal Periods: For the safety of consumption:
Cattle:
- Meat and Offal: 18 days
- Milk: Zero hours
Sheep:
- Meat and Offal: 35 days
- Milk: 24 hours
It is important to keep treated animals separated from non-treated animals during the withdrawal period to prevent cross-contamination and residues in non-treated animals. Failure to do so may result in residues in non-treated animals due to grooming (licking) and cross-contact.