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Dectomax™ Injection for Cattle

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Dectomax™ Injection for Cattle

Dectomax Injection delivers broad spectrum parasite control in cattle. Containing doramectin, it treats and controls gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms, eyeworms, warbles, sucking lice and mange mites. It can be used at or after turnout as part of a strategic worm control programme to protect cattle from parasitic gastro-enteritis and parasitic bronchitis throughout the grazing season.

Key Features

  • Administered as a low volume 1ml / 50kg single subcutaneous injection 
  • Provides up to 5 weeks persistency against gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) worms and lungworms
  • Can be used strategically as part of a control programme to manage worm burdens in grazing youngstock whilst allowing exposure to worms to enable the development of natural immunity1
  • Can be used up to 5 weeks pre-housing, to manage the lungworm risk and remove inhibited Ostertagia to control the risk of Type II ostertagiosis in late winter 
  • Worming decisions in grazing cattle should include a risk assessment and be combined with appropriate husbandry and pasture management measures

Packs available

Dectomax Injection is available in the following bottle sizes: 50ml ; 250ml ; 500ml

Legal category: POM-VPS

Dectomax Injection for Cattle Product Information

Target activity of Dectomax Injection for Cattle

Dectomax Injection treats and controls infections of gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms, eyeworms, warbles, lice and mange mites in cattle: 

Gastrointestinal roundworms (adults and fourth stage larvae)

  • Ostertagia ostertagi (inc. inhibited larvae) (35 days persistency)
  • O. lyrata (adults)
  • Haemonchus placei (28 days persistency)
  • Trichostrongylus axei (28 days persistency)
  • T. colubriformis
  • Cooperia oncophora (21 days persistency)
  • C. pectinata (adults)
  • C. punctata 
  • C. surnabada (syn. mcmasteri)
  • Nematodirus spathiger (adults)
  • Bunostomum phlebotomum (adults) (22 days persistency)
  • Strongyloides papillosus (adults)
  • Oesophagostomum radiatum (21 days persistency)
  • Trichuris spp (adults)

Lungworms (adults and fourth stage larvae): Dictyocaulus viviparus (35 days persistency)

Eyeworms (adults): Thelazia spp

Warbles (parasitic stages)

  • Hypoderma bovis
  • H. lineatum

Sucking lice

  • Haematopinus eurystemus
  • Linognathus vituli (28 days persistency)
  • Solenopotes capillatus

Mange mites

  • Psoroptes bovis (42 days persistency)
  • Sarcoptes scabiei

May also be used as an aid in the control of Nematodirus helvetianus, biting lice (Damalinia bovis) and the mange mite Chorioptes bovis.

Dectomax™ Injection for Cattle and Sheep contains 1% w/v doramectin. Legal category: POM-VPS.

Further information is available from the Summary of Product Characteristics. Advice should be sought from the medicine prescriber prior to use. Use medicines responsibly 

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Dectomax® is a trademark of Chanelle Pharma.

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