i have a question Jan - a farmer friend has a little piglet loose in his fields which i noticed has ticks behind its ears - this guy doesnt really deal with these issues with his animals - any tips on simple way to get them off - am tempted to use multi insect spray but probably not so great for his skin :o)
Hi Catherine. I must admit I am not really an expert on this. Are you sure that they are ticks? Lice are much more common in pigs here, but I realise that your climate is very different to ours.
When our girls went to stay with the boar they came back with lice (dirty beast!) They are quite large and scaly looking and from what I have read, sometimes mistaken for ticks. I could easily see them crawling around behind the ears. Ughhh!!! We treated them successfully with a pour-on anti parasitic treatment (called Flypor) containing permethrin (I think Ivermectin is also effective). The treatment has to be repeated after a few weeks. There is a withdrawal period after using this which means that the meat cannot be eaten if the animal is slaughtered in that time. Hope this helps.
When our girls went to stay with the boar they came back with lice (dirty beast!) They are quite large and scaly looking and from what I have read, sometimes mistaken for ticks. I could easily see them crawling around behind the ears. Ughhh!!! We treated them successfully with a pour-on anti parasitic treatment (called Flypor) containing permethrin (I think Ivermectin is also effective). The treatment has to be repeated after a few weeks. There is a withdrawal period after using this which means that the meat cannot be eaten if the animal is slaughtered in that time. Hope this helps.