Bayer Animal Health Australia

Worried about sheep lice? It’s time to get even. For outstanding lice control you need AVENGE.

AVENGE is new resistance-breaking chemistry from Bayer, the experts in sheep lice control. Its outstanding efficacy, fast action and prolonged protection set a completely new standard to break the resistance cycle.

The active ingredient in AVENGE is imidacloprid, a new class of chemical for sheep lice control. AVENGE kills sheep lice quickly and delivers prolonged protection against reinfestation. It also uses Bayer’s f.a.s.t. (fleece absorption solvent technology) solvent base for rapid penetration into the fleece.

AVENGE – Break resistance.

Benefits

• Outstanding efficacy – AVENGE delivers outstanding efficacy with a proven chemical entirely new to the livestock parasite control market.
• Proven results – Trials on 12 properties around Australia have demonstrated 100% control of lice at 5-6 months after treatment.
• Prolonged protection – AVENGE has a proven protective period of four weeks, so it continues to kill any lice present for up to a month after application.
• Strategic – With a totally new active for sheep lice control Avenge is highly effective against SP and IGR resistant lice.
• Convenient – Avenge is an easy to use backliner, applied as a high volume dose for complete confidence.
• Fast Acting – AVENGE is a neuro-active knockdown product. It quickly kills lice by affecting their nervous system.
• Flexible – Avenge is Rainfast. Its efficacy is not affected by moderate rainfall either before or after application.

Withholding Periods

• Wool withholding period – Do NOT use less than 6 months before shearing or fibre collection.
• Meat withholding period – Do NOT use less than 21 days before slaughter for human consumption
• Export Slaughter Interval – Do NOT use less than 63 days before slaughter for export.

Active Constituents

Physical Characteristics

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