Butox Swish
Active substance
ATC code
Species
Cattle.
Indications
Control of biting and nuisance flies of cattle, including Haematobia irritans, Hippobosca equina, Stomoxys calcitrans, Musca autumnalis and Musca domestica.
Control of biting and sucking lice of cattle, including Damalinia bovis, Haematpoinus eurysternus, and Linognathus vituli.
Dose to be administered and administration route
For external use only.
Pour on the product along the backline of the animals, from the head to the tail, at the following recommended dose rates:
Indications |
Dose rate |
Flies: Control of biting and nuisance flies |
up to 100.kg : 10 ml 100 – 300 kg : 20 ml over 300 kg : 30 ml |
Lice: Control of biting and sucking lice |
10 ml per animal irrespective of bodyweight. |
Flies: a single application provides protection against flies for 8 to 10 weeks depending on the infestation degree, fly species and weather conditions. Treatment should be repeated within 8 - 10 weeks depending on the weather and the fly species.
Lice: a single application provides protection against lice for 8 to 10 weeks. All in contact animals must be treated at the same time. A single application is sufficient against lice.
Adverse reactions
Application site reactions including erythema and pruritus, hyperactivity, anxiety and hypersensitivity have been reported in very rare cases in post-marketing experience.
The frequency of adverse reactions is defined using the following convention:
- very common (more than 1 in 10 animals displaying adverse reaction(s) during the course of one treatment)
- common (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 100 animals)
- uncommon (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 1,000 animals)
- rare (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 10,000 animals)
- very rare (less than 1 animal in 10,000 animals, including isolated reports).