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Feed Dept. 07/27/10 12:19:19 PM
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HORN FLY CONTROL
Little fly. Big problem.
Know Your Enemy Horn flies- also fittingly known as Haematobia irritans - are the most pervasive and most costly external parasites of cattle in North America.They're small, black flies, approximately four millimeters long. Adult females lay their eggs in fresh manure, where infestation levels can increase rapidly- up to 4,000 flies per animal in untreated herds. At their peak, horn flies remain on cattle throughout the day and night.
Horn flies pose a unique threat to beef and dairy cattle. Yet, producers often mistake the horn fly for other types of flies, such as the face fly. Unlike horn flies, adult face flies do not bite cattle. Instead, they feed on mucus and watery secretions from the eyes, nostrils and mouths of cattle. Horn flies, on the other hand, can generally be found on the backs of cattle, often clustering on the animals' midlines and spreading down their sides. When at rest, horn flies settle around the base of cattle horns.
Know The SignsThe adult horn fly is a biting insect that takes 20 to 30 blood meals a day. The resulting stress interrupts the grazing patterns of cattle, causing them to go off feed and expend energy in an attempt to dislodge the flies. According to university research, calves from badly infested herds gain weight more slowly than normal calves and are lighter at weaning by 10 to 25 lbs. If severe infestations are left untreated, cows can go out of condition during the critical breeding period.
We have RangeLand Mineral Tubs + Alto available at our Clear Lake location to control Horn Flies.
Click HERE to view a label for additional
information and ingredients.
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NOW AVAILABLE at NORTH IOWA COOPERATIVE
Bradfield OrganicsTM Fertilizers
Click here for more information or call Ray at the Clear Lake location!
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| Here at the North Iowa Coop location in Clear Lake we have a large selection of bulk BIRD SEED, including Black Oil Sunflower Seed, Sunflower Heart Chips, Safflower Seed, Thistle Seed, Wild Bird Seed, Peanut Pick-outs along with bagged Shell Corn, Cracked Corn and Ear Corn. Hours of bird watching enjoyment can be yours when you treat our feathered friends to feed and water.
North Iowa Cooperative
914 N. 14th St.,
Clear Lake, IA
641.357.5274
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