The dollars and sense of fly control in cattle

Friday, July 17, 2009

Flies cost the cattle industry more than $500 million each year, causing decreased weight gain and milk production and transmitting diseases such as pinkeye and anaplasmosis. The recommended economic threshold level for a pesticide program is 200 flies per animal, said a University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist.

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