Propetamphos is an organophosphorus insecticide and acaricide used to treat lice (Bovicola ovis) and ked (Melophagus ovinnus) to and prevent blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) strike on sheep.
Sheep ectoparasiticides are products widely used on sheep in Australia to control external parasites such as blowflies and lice.
A number of active constituents are used as ectoparasiticides. Those considered by this review were alpha-…
Sodium fluoroacetate (1080) is a vertebrate poison used for the control of feral animals, including rabbits, foxes, wild dogs, pigs and, in limited situations, native animals. Its use in controlling feral animals plays an important role in the…
Streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin are antibiotic compounds used to treat bacterial infections.
Streptomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic derived from Streptomyces griseus bacteria. Dihydrostreptomycin is a derivative of…
Strychnine is a naturally occurring alkaloid pesticide. It is used for the control of birds, rodents and predatory animals.
No products containing strychnine are registered for veterinary use in Australia.
Sulfonamides, also known as sulfa drugs, are synthetic antimicrobial agents. They were widely used in food-producing animals to treat bacterial diseases because of their relatively low cost and ease of administration.
Five compounds in the…
Sulfur dioxide generating pads (or sheets) are packed in containers of grapes post-harvest to control various fungal rots. These products contain sodium metabisulfite (also spelt metabisulphite), which reacts to moisture in the grape container,…
Temephos is a non-systemic organophosphorus insecticide and acaricide used to control ectoparasites on food-producing animals and mosquito larvae in waterways.
Thiophanate-methyl [dimethyl ((1,2-phenylene) bis(iminocarbonothioyl)) bis(carbamate)] is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide used in Australia to control soil-borne diseases in ornamental plants.
Thiophanate-methyl breaks down in plants and…