Rope Curtain Reduces Flies On Cattle

Rope Curtain Reduces Flies On Cattle LIVESTOCK Beef When one of his bulls took it as a personal challenge to destroy every insecticide applicator Steve Davis tried the Amagon Ark farmer decided to make something better Three years and a few prototypes later his patent-pending Cattle Curtain insecticide applicator can be found on his farm and others in several states     “I got the idea after seeing a rope wick applicator so I had a guy build me a curtain with different ropes ” Davis explains After experimentation and testing they came up with a design that covers more than 80 percent of the bodies of calves and full-grown cattle that pass through     The 14 4-ft long polypropylene ropes hang from a piece of pvc pipe that’s filled with a blend of insecticide and oil “The oil stays in the ropes well It applies a thin layer all over the cattle ” Davis says     The cattle get used to the curtains quickly and walk through the ropes with their heads up to get a thorough coating     Davis recommends installing the curtain which weighs less than 50 lbs when filled with 3 gal of diluted insecticide on a crossbar over a gate where cattle go to drink or lick mineral blocks     Davis recommends customers use oil-based insecticides that work best in their region He’s seen a big difference in the reduced number of flies on his herd in northeast Arkansas     At $179 plus shipping the Cattle Curtain is built durable to last It’s an insecticide applicator that even his orneriest bull hasn’t been able to destroy     Davis welcomes dealer requests     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Cattle Curtain 423 Jackson 272 Amagon Ark 72005 ph 501 412-0698; www cattlecurtain com; cattlecurtain@gmail com

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