Dear clients
What a year 2024 has been! We’ve had a wonderful year of field days and farm visits, as Josh, Tash, Antoinette, Ruth and myself have journeyed around the country to catch up with many of you. Notable events this year include our return to Beef (Rockhampton) and Henty Field Days, as well as our busiest Agfest ever!
Some favourable, and not so favourable, weather conditions across the country have made for some challenging animal health problems to solve and parasites to manage.
For the dry areas down south, we’ve stressed the importance of sticking to your strategic drenching programs, where possible, while the stock are grazing close to the ground. Proactive worm control and mineral supplementation is vital when feed is scarce. We want to ensure your stock have the building blocks (trace minerals) for growth. It’s also important to keep them parasite free so their energy goes toward maintenance and growth, rather than toward fighting infection.
In QLD, we continue to work hard to help people get on top of Cattle Ticks after such a crazy tick season last year. On that note, Vetmec LA is working wonders on the Cattle Tick in QLD. There’s a little note over the page, but I cannot stress the importance of keeping on top of your Cattle Tick treatment program to dampen the peak of the season. We’ve also been having some interesting conversations about how Vetmec LA can help with the long-term control of Bush and Paralysis ticks. If you’re keen for a chat about that, just give us a call!
Wishing you a safe and happy Christmas and new year period. We look forward to providing the same great Chemvet products and service for the remainder of 2024 and into 2025!
Best wishes
Murray
Cattle News
Vetmec Injections Summer Special
The annual summer special for Vetmec Injection (Abamectin 10g/L) is back! This chestnut is great for broad spectrum treatment and control of:
- Brown Stomach Worm
- Black Scour Worm
- Barber’s Pole Worm
- Small Intestinal Worm
- Lungworm
- Hookworm
- Nodule Worm
- Sucking Lice
- Cattle Tick
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Vetmec Antiparasitic Cattle Injection$135.00 + GST
Vetmec Antiparasitic Cattle Injection Summer Special!
NOW $125 + GST
Buy 5+ Packs: $120 + GST
Buy 10+ Packs: $115 + GST
Free 12.5mL Injector & Needles with 10+ Packs
*Until 28th February 2025*
LEV Pour-On = Bonus Applicator!
Like we’ve said before, if you’ve been using ‘mectin injections or pour-ons on their own for a while, it’s a great idea to add Vetmec LEV Pour-On (levamisole) to your drench program at least once a year. Adding an active ingredient when drenching will clean up the cattle beautifully as well as reduce the likelihood of worms building resistance to your drenches.
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Vetmec LEV Pour-On for CattlePrice range: $160.00 through $260.00 + GST
Buy 2+ Drums of Vetmec LEV Pour-On & get a FREE Pour-On Applicator!
*Until 31st January 2025*
PROTECT Against QLD Cattle Tick
A reminder to stay on top of your cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) control strategy this year. Initial treatments will be coming to the end of their protection period meaning it’s time to give another dose or Vetmec LA, Vetmec Tickmaster or Tickmaster Plus. Give us a call 1800 243 683 if you would like more information about ticks, product prices etc.
Cattle Articles 2024
Click the links below to read the article online, or give us a call on 1800 243 683 and we can send you a paper copy.
Liver Fluke (Fasciola hepatica)
Bovine Ephemeral Fever: Three Day Sickness
Preventing Grass Tetany in Cattle
Drenching Programs for Weaner Cattle
Sheep News
Strategic Summer Drench
As it gets hotter and dries off, this is the best time to deliver one (or two) strategic summer drenches. The sheep are not likely to be showing signs of worms, but we are drenching the worms (however few) that are in the sheep to reduce the overall worm population in and around your flocks. This means that when the break hits next autumn, there won’t be a mass emergence of worms that will leave you feeling on the back foot. We’ve got a little special on sheep drench to help you out!
Get a deal when you order in bulk…
The following prices apply when you buy 5+ LV Plus Selenium and 5+ Dual:
Vetmec LV + Selenium 10L: $180 + GST
Vetmec Dual 10L: $220 + GST
Vetmec Mineral Mix: $50 + GST
Vetmec Moxiguard LA Injection: $180 + GST
Vetmec Allwormer for Dogs: $30 + GST
Call 1800 243 683 to order!
*Until 31st January 2025*
Sheep Articles 2024
We’ve compiled a list of articles we’ve published on the website this year as a bit of a wrap up. Scan the relevant QR code to read the article online, or give us a call on 1800 243 683 and we can send you a paper copy. As always, if you’ve got any questions about parasites or diseases in your sheep, don’t hesitate to give us a call.
How to make the most of eID tags
Electronic Sheep Tags
Lambs born IN ALL STATES as of the 1st of January 2025 will need to be tagged with an electronic ear tag. Discounts and rebates vary by state and most are applied at the time of sale so there’s no extra paperwork! Give us a call on 1800 243 683 if you’d like to order your subsidised sheep tags, or if you’d like to have a chat to get your head around the process.
2025 – White Tag Lambs – HAVE TO BE ELECTRONIC
Tag Prices Rising on 1st January 2025
For the usual reasons, Datamars are increasing the price of their tags. We have done the best to mitigate the increase in cost to you, however, there is small price rise effective on the 1st of January 2025. The details are on our website, or give us a call if you have any questions.
BUY IN DECEMBER AND SAVE!
The Datamars factory also works on a skeleton staff over Christmas and New Year so it’s almost impossible to get tags processed in a rush. We appreciate your patience but if you are going to need tags in December or January, please order ASAP (plus avoid a price rise)!
2025 – 2027 Notebooks
Thank you to everyone who ordered drench and tags with us this year. You should find your newsletter arrived with a new pocket notebook. If you missed out and need a new one, let us know to put one in with your next order, or stop by the Chemvet tent at one of the field days!
Out & About
We’ve had a wonderful year of travel to field days and visits on farms. Thank you to everyone that we’ve met and who came to say hello to us at all of the 2024 field days. You’ll see Josh around the Tenterfield and Glen Innes Shows in February to kick off our 2025 show season.
