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Parasite Management

One Powerful Product. Two Unique Models.

Dectomax® is the high performance drench for Australia’s leading cattle producers. The two unique models of Dectomax® Injectable and Dectomax® Pour-On give you two powerful choices to control the parasites that count, including the five major worms, lice, cattle tick and buffalo fly.^ Both Dectomax® Injectable and Pour-on have their unique benefits, but it’s the active ingredient doramectin that makes the difference. Its broad-spectrum efficacy and persistent days of activity against the key internal parasites provides protection for your cattle, which means fewer treatments, reduced pasture contamination and an improvement to your bottom line.

Inject some performance

The main reason you drench your cattle is to control the parasites that count, including the five major worms, lice and cattle tick.  This allows you to achieve your objectives of optimum herd health, reduced pasture contamination and maximum weight gains.

In Australia, pour-on formulations are the most popular because of their perceived ease of use and spread of application.  These benefits may be at the expense of achieving optimal parasite control when compared to injectable formulations. 

The barriers to drenching with a pour-on

When a pour-on is applied to your cattle it needs to be absorbed through the skin into the blood to provide adequate anti-parasitic efficacy.

There are many factors that may affect or provide barriers to optimum drug absorption:

  • Cattle breed
  • Faecal or dirt contamination
  • Coat density
  • Rain
  • Skin thickness
  • Environmental temperature

Tha amount of product absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream is low and unpredictable, consequently efficacy may vary and resistance may increase.  In an attempt to compensate for this, pour-on formulations are applied at a much greater dose rate than injectable formulations.  The diagram below demonstrates the barrier encountered with pour-ons.

Northern Beef Cattle

Injectable vs Pour-On Diagram

The benefits of drenching with an injectable

When a drug is delivered by injection, all of the potential barriers to absorption are avoided.

Injectable drenches get to where the treatment is needed most.

The product is deposited below the skin and absorbed directly into the bloodstream.

Injectable drenches therefore achieve a higher peak blood drug level compared to pour-ons.

Why choose Dectomax® Injectable?

Cattle can be attacked in two ways. Worms affect their abornasum (fourth stomach) and small and large intestines, while their skin is affected by external parasites such as lice and ticks. Dectomax injectable gets right to where most of the worm damage is caused. By getting right to the source of the problem Dectomax Injectable gives you the following benefits:

  • Less product wastage
  • Consistent dose
  • Minimises pain and tissue reaction
  • Ease of use
  • High safety margin in all classes of stock

DECTOMAX Injectable:

Dose rate: 1mL per 50kg body weight

Dectomax_Injectable_Packshot

The stomach and small intestine are the parts of cattle most affected by worms.  The skin is most affected by ticks and lice.  This table shows the superior drug availability of Dectomax in these key organs when compared to other drenches.

Dectomax Injectable Introduction

Dectomax® Injectable gets to the sites where it’s needed most in the highest concentrations.

  • It’s the active ingredient doramectin that makes the difference with Dectomax
  • Doramectin concentrates at high levels in areas where parasites can infect and cause damage in your cattle
  • The figure below compares Dectomax to other key drenches when given by injection
  • Dectomax achieves higher concentrations at key sites than Ivomec and Cydectin 1% injections
  • The persistent activity of Dectomax means reliable worm control

Injectable Drench Comparison - Cattle

Drench availability in key parasites locations following Injection3-6

Injectable Comparison

Cattle: DORAMECTIN vs Ivermectin & Moxidectin (200 mog/kg SC)3-5

Dectomax Injectable Best Practice Injection

Dectomax Injectable

This high performance model provides injected performance where it's needed.

Reliable dosing, every time
Persistent activity against the 5 major worms
Control cattle tick for up to 28 days
Low irritant formulation, easy to administer
Meat withholding period of 42 days
Export slaughter interval of 42 days

Injectables - Days of persistent activity

Major worm types Dectomax Injectable Cydectin Injectable® Ivomec® Injection

Cooperia spp.

(Small intestinal worm)

 21 days§ NO CLAIM 7 days

Ostertagia ostertagi

(Small brown stomach worm)

 21 days 21 days 7 days 

Haemonchus placei

(Barber's pole worm)

 21 days 14 days NO CLAIM

Trichostrongylus axei

(Stomach hair worm)

 21 days 14 days NO CLAIM

Oesophagostomum radiatum

(Nodule worm)

 21 days NO CLAIM NO CLAIM
§Provides up to 14 days of persistent activity against Cooperia oncophora as per label claim.
*Maximum number of days approved

NOTE: Refer to product label for registered label claims

Dectomax Injector Clean-Up & Maintenance

Dectomax Pour-On

This reliable all-rounder provides protection against the worms that count.

Convenient, easy to adminster
Persistent activity against the 5 major worms
Nil milk withholding period
Rainfast
Meat withholding period of 42 days
Export slaughter interval of 42 days

Dectomax Pour-On Applicator Introduction

Pour-on Drenches - Days of persistent activity

Major worm types Dectomax Pour-On Cydectin Pour-On® Eprinex® Pour-On

Cooperia spp.

(Small intestinal worm)

 35 days† NO CLAIM 28 days

Ostertagia ostertagi

(Small brown stomach worm)

 35 days 42 days 28 days 

Haemonchus placei

(Barber's pole worm)

 35 days 28 days 21 days

Trichostrongylus axei

(Stomach hair worm)

 35 days 28 days 21 days

Oesophagostomum radiatum

(Nodule worm)

 21 days 42 days 28 days
†Provides up to 21 days of persistent activity-against Cooperia oncophora as per label claim.

NOTE: Refer to product label for registered label claims

DECTOMAX Pour-on:

Dose rate: 5mL per 50kg body weight

Dectomax Pour-On Best Practice Application

Dectomax has no adverse impact on dung beetle populations

The APVMA has concluded that there’s no evidence that any of the ‘mectin’ group of drenches has a long-term detrimental effect on dung beetle populations or dung disappearance rates in the field if used appropriately under Australian conditions1.

To control the parasites that count, including the five major worms, lice, cattle tick and buffalo fly^, you need a drench like Dectomax and you also need to protect your dung beetle population. By using an effective drench, like Dectomax, and encouraging dung beetles to thrive, you’ll optimise your herd’s health, reduce pasture contamination and maximise weight gain. 

Benefits

Dung beetles improve soil structure and fertility, which improves the productivity of your pastures
Dung beetles are a valuable natural resource on your property
Dung beetle populations vary throughout the year with their numbers being highest during the warmer months
The APVMA has concluded that there’s no evidence that any of the ‘mectin’ group of drenches has a long-term detrimental effect on dung beetle populations or dung disappearance rates in the field if used appropriately under Australian conditions4
In recent times, dung beetle species more suited to breaking down cattle dung have been introduced into many areas of Australia and have become successfully established in the environment

NOTE: Refer to product label for registered label claims

Dectomax Pour-On Applicator Clean-Up & Maintenance

References

1. Lanusse et al., 1997. Comparative plasma disposition kinetics of Ivermectin, moxidectin and doramectin in cattle. J. vet. Pharmacol. Therap. 20, 91–99.

2. Lifschitz et al., 1999. Moxidectin in cattle: correlation between plasma and target tissues disposition. J. vet. Pharmacol. Therap. 22, 266–273. 3. Lifschitz et al., 2000.

3. Lifschitz et al., 2000. Comparative distribution of Ivermectin and doramectin to parasite location tissues in cattle. Vet Parasitol. 87, 327–338.

4. NRA Special Review of Macrocyclic Lactones, May 1998.

^Buffalo fly claim for Dectomax® Pour-On only. *Registered trademarks. #Provides up to 14 days of persistent activity against Cooperia oncophora as per label claim. §Provides up to 21 days of persistent activity against Cooperia oncophora as per label claim. **Maximum number of days approved.

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