Some fluke treatments temporarily banned

USE of several fluke treatments have been temporarily banned in dairy cows, because analytical technology used by the Department of Agriculture showed the product labelling needed updating.

Some of the products will be unavailable for use in dairy cows for months, while their labelling is updated.

However, flukicidal veterinary medicines containing oxyclosanide or albendazole, which already have a maximum residue limit established for milk, can continue to be used to treat adult fluke in dairy animals.