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ExPO 10 L
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ExPO Pour-On is a ready-to-use backline treatment for knockdown control of lice when applied off-shears to all breeds of sheep in New Zealand. With no known resistance, ExPO contains spinosad, a natural non-synthetic compound, which forms a part of this water-based formulation that is scourable from wool.
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SKU#: 110251
ExPO Pour-On contains spinosad, the same active ingredient found in Cyrex and Extinosad liquids. Spinosad affects the nervous system of lice and provides knockdown kill of all stages of lice, from juveniles to adults. The withholding period for milk is 35 days. For meat, when applied to sheep with up to three months wool, the withholding period is nil. Note there is a withholding period of seven days when an emergency treatment is applied to sheep with at least six months wool.
- Water based formulation
- Scourable from wool
- No known resistance
- Safe for operators, sheep and the environment
- Long wool emergency treatment
- Spinosad is a natural, non-synthetic compound
- Use Elanco recommended pour-on applicator
Specifications
| Ingredients | Active ingredient: 20 g per L Spinosad, a member of the spinosyn class of insecticides. |
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| Pack Size | 10 L |
| Size | 10 L |
| Application method | Use any standard T-bar pour-on nozzle, and an applicator with a total adjustable volume, ideally no greater than 20 mL. Do not under dose. Check the accuracy of equipment before and during treatment. |
| Application timing | Apply in autumn for lice knockdown. |
| Controls | Lice in sheep. |
| Dose Rate | Off shears, fine wool breeds: 12.5 to 35 mL for 20 to 70 kg body weight. Coarse wool breeds: 10 to 16.5 mL for <35 to 75 kg body weight. Emergency treatment for fine and coarse wool breeds: 50 mL. |
| Product expires | Yes |
| Suitable for | Controls lice on all breeds of sheep. |
| Withholding periods | Milk: 35 daysMeat: NilWool: Nil |
| Product Label | Elanco ExPO - Label |
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