| Description: | VETERINARY USE ONLY
Active ingredients:
Diazinon 60%w/w
Excipient: q.s.100 ml
Uses:
For the prevention and treatment of blowfly strike, ticks, keds, lice, and scab infestation on sheep.
Dosage and administration:
To prepare the bath: check that the bath is clean and only use clean water. Prepare the bath and mix in the dip concentrate on the day of dipping. Use a container of known volume to calibrate an appropriate volume in the bath. The calibrated volume should be an exact multiple of 150 litres. Fill the dip bath with water to the accurately calibrated level. To prevent overspill do not fill the bath to capacity and make sure you allow for water displacement by the sheep. Surge baffles can help prevent spillage. Follow the instructions for dispensing the dip safely.
Initial fill: to treat sheep scab, blowfly strike, ticks, keds and lice the product must be used at a concentration of 0.04% w/w diazinon. This concentration of diazinon is achieved by adding :
300 ml diazinon in 450 litres bath
600 ml diazinon in 900 litres bath
1500 ml diazinon in 2250 litres bath.
To prepare the bath: measure the required volume of cold soft water into the bath. Dispense the required amount of product into a graduated measure and add it to the bath. Stir the bath thoroughly from end to end before commencing dipping.
To replenish the bath: baths less than 2250 litres: add 200 ml of dip after every 40 sheep dipped and restore the bath with water to its original volume. Baths of more than 2250 litres or more: add 500 ml of dip after every 100 sheep dipped and restore the bath with water to its original volume. When a bath becomes foul, however, always empty it and refill with fresh dip. Dispose of all wash remaining at the end of the day’s dipping.
Dipping: sheep must be totally immersed in a sheep bath and all parts of the sheep except the head and ears must remain immersed not less than one minute. Keep the sheep moving in the bath and plunge the head under at least once. Never hold the head down or the sheep will be liable to swallow or inhale some of the wash.
Control of ticks: Ewes: dip ewes in spring before lambing. If the infestation is severe dip again 6 weeks later (excluding young lambs) Hoggs and other sheep should be dipped as soon as possible after ticks appear.
Contra-indications, warnings:
Not suitable for use on sheep that are being milked for human consumption. For external use only.
Before dipping: diazinon is an organophosphorus compound. Do not use if under medical advice not to work with such compounds. If you have previously felt unwell after using a product containing an organophosphorus compound, consult your doctor before working with this product and show the doctor the product label.
Use only in a dip bath that is well designed and hazard free. Check that all those involved in dipping operations are adequately trained and competent. Keep children well away from all dipping operations. Not to be mixed with any other dip.
Make sure that everyone has the recommended protective clothing and insist that they wear it. Ensure you have spare protective clothing available in case any items become damaged.
Protecting recommendations: the recommended protective clothing is: a face shield (when handling dip concentrate), a bib apron (over boiler suit) or waterproof coat (PVC or nitrile), gloves (PVC or nitrile, non-lined or flock lined, heavy duty gauntlet style 0.5 mm thick and at least 300 mm long), waterproof leggings/trousers (PVC or nitrile to be worn outside the boots), Wellington boots.
During and immediately after dipping, do not use concentrate in an enclosed area and avoid breathing the vapour. Dipping should be carried out in a well-ventilated area, preferably outdoors. Before leaving the work area wash and remove protective clothing and do not smoke, drink, eat or use the toilet during dipping operations. Always wash hands, face and exposed skin immediately after leaving the work area. Protective clothing should be washed each day after dipping operations to prevent built-up of chemicals in the material. Wash measuring and dipping equipment after use. Check and replace any worn or damaged items of protective clothing. Immediately wash off sheep dip, particularly dip concentrate, if it gets on your skin or in your eyes.
Handling sheep in the weeks following dipping: it is good practice not to shear sheep in the 3 months after dipping. Handle sheep as little as possible after dipping as dip residues remain on the sheep for some weeks. If you need to handle sheep, wear coveralls and Wellington boots. If the sheep are wet, also wear waterproof trousers and coat. Always wash hands with soap and water after handling sheep or fleece, and before eating, drinking or smoking.
Medical advice to doctors: poisoning from organophosphorus compounds in sheep dips results from blockage of acetylcholinesterase, with a resultant over-activity of acetylcholine. Symptoms may develop for up to 24 hours after exposure and show over-activity of the parasympathic nerve system, such as excessive salivation, diarrhoea, sweating, cramp like abdominal pain, headache, mental confusion and constricted pupils. Severe poisoning can include general muscle twitching, loss of coordination, extreme difficulty with breathing and convulsions.
Withdrawal time:
Sheep may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 35 days from the last treatment. Not suitable for sheep that are being milked for human consumption.
Pharmaceutical precautions:
Store below 25 degrees C. in original container, tightly closed, in a safe place. Keep out of reach of children. Not to be mixed with any other dip. Keep away from food, drink and animal foodstuffs.
Legal Category: PML
Further information:
Sheep should never be dipped on a full stomach, when the wool is wet, or when they are heated, tired, thirsty, or suffering from wounds or open sores. Choose a cool dry day and dip early in the morning. Rams and fat sheep should be assisted through the bath and lambs dipped separately from the ewes. Care should be taken to ensure that the sheep do not swallow or inhale any wash. As this is an organophosphorus sheep dip, an interval of at least 14 days should elapse between dipping and dosing with any drench, etc, containing levamisole or an organophosphorus compound.
Special precautions for the disposal of unused product: it is an offence to permit any poisonous, noxious or polluting matter to enter any river, stream or watercourse. Any unwanted product should be disposed of by a licensed waste regulation authority.
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