. Agri-news. Agriculture. Self-treatment stations help keep pests away from livestock (cont'd). The above diagram shows a portable selt-treatment station made from six corral panels, set-up around a salt block. The portable "free-choice" self-treatment station was set up in Improvement District 18 near Lac La Biche, says Khan. Six portable corral panels were used to make a circular enclosure around a salt block. Two three-foot gates, one on either side of the circle, were equipped with two Pest-Doom back oilers suspended from headers. The same brand of insecticide used at the permane
. Agri-news. Agriculture. Self-treatment stations help keep pests away from livestock (cont'd). The above diagram shows a portable selt-treatment station made from six corral panels, set-up around a salt block. The portable "free-choice" self-treatment station was set up in Improvement District 18 near Lac La Biche, says Khan. Six portable corral panels were used to make a circular enclosure around a salt block. Two three-foot gates, one on either side of the circle, were equipped with two Pest-Doom back oilers suspended from headers. The same brand of insecticide used at the permanent station was used here. In two different studies Khan recorded a 60 to 64 percent reduction in black flies and other biting insects. Khan's studies showed the cost of insecticide for these treatment methods is less than a penny per day per cow and appears to be far less expensive than other treatment methods. To measure coverage of pesticide on the animals. Khan, in a separate demonstration applied a die to mineral oil in the oilers. The die showed the distribution of oil on cattle. For the mature animals their faces, backs and sides were well covered with the oil treatment. Calves managed to get good coverage of the insecticide, at least on their faces, which was further distributed to the belly of the cow when they sucked milk. /dlberra AGRICULTURE Print Media Branch (Cont'd) none: (403)427-2121. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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