A new dipping concept

Authors: Cook TF, Wallace GV
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 22, Issue 8, pp 129-132, Aug 1974
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock
Subject Terms: Animal remedies/veterinary medicines, Inflammation, Integument/skin/wool/hair/fur/feather, Disease/defect, Parasite control, Parasites - external, Agricultural compounds, Pest/pesticides, Nervous system/neurology, Toxicology, Poisoning - chemical
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: For well over a hundred years, man has controlled external parasites on his livestock by the simple act of immersion of his animals in a material designed to kill the parasite and to give some post-treatment protection. The efficiency of the chemical is no more important than the combining of it in a successful formulation. The research chemist looking for a new fluid or wettable powder dip has many facets of economy and animal health to consider, and a candidate material may behave better in one formulation than another. Modern dipping materials belong in general to the organophosphate group, but the wide selection of substances within this group adds to the complexity of the problem.

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