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- Flies are attracted to cows eyes, teats and open wounds
- Flies harbour and transmit in excess of 100 diseases
- Flies cause cows extreme discomfort which can result in; Reduced weight gain
Lower Milk Yield in cattleAn inferior quality of milk
- It is proven that fly treatment has been shown to increase milk yield and meat production
-Fly infestations can mean more time spent cleaning eggs to remove fly specks.
-Flies can cause a downgrading of egg quality.
-Fly maggots have a negative impact on poultry manure quality due to liquefaction, which also fosters the release of ammonia which is responsible for;
increased chronic respiratory diseases, Increased corrosion
Increased ventilation costs
-A female fly lays 200 eggs in each laying period and from egg to fly takes approximately 8 days.
-It is proven fly treatment has shown to result in a marked production of egg production
-Flies are a serious problem in modern pig houses. Some of the diseases they spread can be extremely harmful to swine including;
AnthraxDysentery
Tuberculosis
-Flies are attracted to sows’ teats, eyes and open wounds. The illnesses transmitted affect both sows and piglets
-Flies feeding on secretions from the eyes, nose and small wounds distracts the animal from grazing which causes a reduction in growth and productivity.
-Fly infestations cause a significant reduction in meat.