A guide to veterinary pesticides : a key for veterinary workers to livestock pesticide nomenclature in the literature and in commerce, with notes on usage / Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

  • Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Date:
1977
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: A guide to veterinary pesticides : a key for veterinary workers to livestock pesticide nomenclature in the literature and in commerce, with notes on usage / Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following are amongst the ad- ditional compounds from the agricultural and other fields, occasionally the subject of testing or small-scale use for veterinary ectoparasites such as mange mites or biting flies. Alkamate Alkyl carbaryl, alkyl sevin (good systemic) Acephate*t Orthene, Ortho 12-420, Ortran R.E.12420 (Chevron Co.) Amitraz*t Trazaped, R.D.27419 Mitac, Taktic, Triazid, B.T.S.27419 (Boots Co.) Bacillus thuringiensis Bacterial insecticide used for, e.g., control of fly breeding in manure (normal uses crop pests and forestry), available in various proprietary formulations, e.g., Agritol, Bakthane, Biotrol, Dipel, Larvatrol, Thuricide Tribactur, BTV (BTB), Buthurin; most overseas. Chlordimeform* Fundal, Acaron Galecron, Chlorfedine, E.P.333, Schering 36268, C.8514 (a formamidine, Ciba). (Especially useful as an acaricide). Cythioate Cyflee, Proban, A.C.26691 (Cyanamide, s-a treatment (L)) 78 Dichlorophen*t Halophen, including synergist; Dichlorofen Canolene (part) (Smith Kline) Dicrotophos** Bidrin, C.709, Carbicron, Ektaphos, S.D.3562 (L) Heptenophos HOE 2982, Ragadan (related to holoalkyl phosphates). Leptophos** Phosvel, Abar, VC S-506, MBCP (Velsicol Co.) Lucijet Baycide Mesulphen Caldorene (part); Temodex (part) (Bayer and Wellcome/mange dressing) Methidathion*t Ultracide, Supracide, G.S.13005, W.C.2964, etc. Monosulfiram* Tetmosol (I.C.I., mange dressing and soap treatments) (L) (=tetraethylthiuram monosulphide) T.H. 6040 —Difluron*, Diflubenzuron, Dimilin. (Urea compound, development inhibitor) Several other well-known pesticides are widely used in agricultural practice but for various reasons are unsuitable for veterinary use. These may be investigated in the available reference lists.