I have conducted the results from the cattle farms the past year and, the information gained, is very interesting.  It will be presented to groups of farmers soon in the area, where the farmers are present themselves where the trials have been conducted.

The question to the goal of parasitic control
The culture on many farms seems to be a culture of dipping almost continuously. 

The average feeling is that livestock and game are being dipped without knowing if the acaricide, the applying thereof, the labour, the time and the money spend on it, is truly money well spend on the control of the parasites in question.   

Breeders did lack a planned, testable and adjustable parasitic control programme based on specifics controlling factors to the parasites.

Breeders did not know ;

1. The resistance levels to the acaricides they blindly applied, because the product was on a “special” at the Co-op or “price negotiated” beforehand, or bulk buying or on „hear say”.
2. Efficacy levels of the acaricides/macro lactones they applied.  Breeders had very little information to the specific workings of the product and was in general ill informed to all parasites.
3. No farmer had any knowledge to the important differences between a single host tick and a  multi host tick, as well as how and why to control them separately, given blue ticks (single host ticks) are tested resistant to high quality broad spectrum ecto acaricides such as Drastic Deadline.
4. No farmer was sure how to manage acaricides in the event to break down resistance levels to the current acaricide level he experience on the farm
5. Little knowledge exists of Strategic Preventative Strategies, towards naturally elimination of specific parasites of economic importance without chemical intervention
6. Little knowledge of finding a parasitic equilibrium on the farm, as reality requires parasites to uphold the resistnace levels to the parasitic influnece ,
7. There was no program to be found, where there was a plan to work towards an enzootic stability program, within the animals on the farm. 
8. This to ensure and enabling the animals to sustain the parasitic worry naturally, by natural eliminating the parasites on the farm, by natural means of the animal itself as describe in the last 3 inscriptions

The problem is, our market do not know these information.  They are harming themselevs, their childrens future, make parasitic control extremely expensive, harming the biotic values (living organisms, such as dung beetles) on the farms which have critical roles to plays.  There is also the question of resistance building to other parasites such as flies, intestinal parasites, flukes, etc.

What is the answer to my research (to 12 people asking, thank you for your interest)

The finding of the equilibruim, the implementation of enzootic balances on the farm, with  scientifically structured chemical applications and natural grazing controls with the Scorpion Dip Applicator.  

That is why it is developed for.  I will only write in general to the details and the factors, not details as it belongs to clients.
 

Pierre van Niekerk

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pierrevn@telkomsa.net