Ticks Plus - Livestock

There are hundreds of types of ticks globally affecting cattle and livestock in each region, including the cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus), the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum), and the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). In New Zealand the most common cattle tick is Haemaphysalis longicornis. In Australia, cattle is most often affected by the Cattle Tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) australis, the Paralysis Tick, Ixodes holocyclus and the New Zealand Cattle Tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis.

But don’t worry, our remedy works for all types of ticks worldwide.  

Ticks can transmit several diseases to livestock and affect the herd, especially the more vulnerable, such as calves and pregnant or calving cows. Tick transmitted diseases such as Theileriosis, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Lyme can lead to significant health issues and affect livestock productivity and financial losses for farmers. A particularly concerning disease is Theileriosis, a cattle disease spread by ticks, causing anaemia and sometimes death. Farmers using our Ticks Plus in the trough have seen big benefits in herds previously suffering losses through Theilerosis. Our tick repellent is very economical and easily dosed via the water trough, helping reduce financial losses and support the health and happiness of farm animals. 

Yes, heavy tick infestations can lead to decreased productivity due to the stress and illness they cause in livestock, resulting in lower weight gains, milk yield, and overall health deterioration.

Our Natural tick repellent is suitable for all livestock, including meat and dairy cows, deer, pigs, sheep, lambs, goats, alpacas and more. There is no withholding period as it is classified as a homeopathic preparation, and it doesn’t affect livestock productivity. Our Ticks Plus - Livestock remedy is suitable for animals of all ages, from birth to seniors.

Ticks Plus - Livestock is 100% natural so doesn’t contain any harsh chemicals. Instead, this groundbreaking remedy simply changes the natural body odour of a cow, sheep, pig, goat or other farm animal just enough that a hungry tick can no longer detect dosed livestock as a source of food. The change in body odour is so subtle it’s undetectable to humans and other animals – even those in the same herd. It can take a week for this remedy to take effect, then dosing can continue through the summer months while biting bugs are an issue. 

You can find more information about repelling ticks on cows in our blog article.

Trough dosing with Ticks Plus – Livestock can cost as little a $0.01 per day when using our 5-Litre Jerry Can to dose 100 cows sharing a 500-Litre water trough.

Ticks should be removed from cattle or livestock using tweezers or a tick removal tool, grasping the tick close to the skin, and pulling it straight out without twisting. It's important to avoid leaving parts of the tick embedded in the skin. Alternatively, using our Ticks Plus – Livestock remedy will make the blood of the host unpalatable for the tick and it will let go within a week of dosing. 

Adding 25mls (1oz) of remedy from our Jerry Can to a 500L (100-gallon) water trough every second day is enough to dose all of the animals that drink from that trough. With homeopathic remedies, the dilution ratio doesn’t have to be exact. The active ingredients disperse through the trough using the hydrogen particles in the water, so each animal gets a fresh dose every time they take a drink. Regardless of how much – or little – water is in the trough, the potency of the remedy will be the same. Adding our remedies to a water trough means a new dose is administered every time an animal takes a drink. The trough doesn't need to be emptied and refilled between doses as the sunlight destroys any residues after three days.

Learn more by watching our short videos on

• How to dose a herd via the trough in seconds
• How trough dosing works
• Trough dosing and remedy storage in hot weather