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Treatment Factors Tool

Treatment Factors Tool

Introduction

This program works through your method of treatment, asking about some of the issues that could lead to treatment failure. This may be useful if you are not sure whether your treatment was good enough to eradicate lice, or if you have had a treatment failure and want to check where it might have been inadequate. If you use different methods for different groups of sheep then evaluate each method separately.

The program calculates the probability of eradication of lice, if they were present. It does not attempt to estimate whether lice were actually present or not. Use the Short Wool Lice Tool to assess the risk that the flock had lice.

Click on the Start button below to begin, then use the Next button to proceed through the stages. Should you wish to change any options chosen in previous stages then use the Back button to step backwards and modify your selections.

Method

Lice treatment after last shearing






Type of dip





Chemical used










All Methods

Reason for treatment






Complete muster






Shearing time






Cleanly shorn





Extras unshorn or untreated?





Ewes & Lambs

Ewe Shearing & treatment?







Lamb Treatment?





Backliner

Dose rate




Sheep weight




Coverage






Longest period between shearing and backlining






Dip

Longest period between shearing and dipping





Was every sheep re-mustered for dipping?






Dip Mix

Dip/Sump volume





Topping up including continuous replenishment





Dip dilution






Dipping out




Plunge Dip

Swim length in the dip






Was the volume in the dip always enough?





Number of times sheep dunked





Shower Dip

Type of dip?




Pump pressure?





Boom rotation speed (rpm)?





Check top nozzle function?





Did the boom cover the entire area?





Could the sheep move in the dip?





How long were the sheep in the shower?






Cage Dips

Number of times sheep dunked





Was the volume in the dip always enough?





SP Treatment

In how many years has an SP been used over the last 5 years





Any lice after SPs on this property





SP resistance on this property or neighbours




IGR Treatment

In how many years has an IGR been used over the last 5 years





Any lice after IGRs on this property





IGR resistance on this property or neighbours