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Blue FiL Detail Fluoro Water based tail paint 10 Litre pail
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Featuring the same bright and easy to see colours as the Tell Tail, Detail is much easier to use as it is water based and easy to clean up. Marks last up to 30 days. Ideal for use with a paint brush – safe and effective. This is the most economical way to tail paint, as you can decant into smaller containers and both the containers and the brushes can be cleaned up with water. With 1000 x 10ml marks in a pail, you can be marking cows for around 16 cents each (plus GST)
Note that Detail dries fast - it does not wash off in the rain – as it was developed in New Zealand ‘rain fast’ was a development priority. If cows are painted in the milking shed, milking time or equivalent is enough for the paint to set. If you have a water sprinkler on cows leaving the shed we recommend you turn it off when tail painting.
Use of tail paints – the FiL system
Ensure animals are clean and dry before painting. Remove any loose hair. Apply a strip of paint 15cm long by 5cm wide forward along the spine from the tail head. Brush the hair mixed with paint forward, so it stands up as the paint dries. This makes it easier to identify cows that have been mounted, as the hair will be pushed back down as well as showing other signs of mounting as a result of oestrus (dirty paint, paint rubbed off, dirty flanks etc). Detail correctly applied will last approximately 30 days on cows that have not cycled, depending on conditions.
To use Detail to its full potential, follow the FiL Mating Management System:
Paint all cows with RED paint three weeks after calving. If rubbed, this indicates when the cow has started to cycle again. If the cow has not come into heat after calving you can take remedial action.
Paint all cows with GREEN paint immediately prior to commencing your AI programme. Rubbed paint identifies the cows coming into heat on a daily basis.
Paint each cow with BLUE paint as soon as she has been AI'd. This will tell you if she has held to the service.
Paint all cows with YELLOW when pregnancy is confirmed.
Note this is the FiL mating management system and there may be local laws governing use of colours on animal marking which you may have to comply with.
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FiL – FiL are a major supplier to Genetics Australia and we are proud to distribute and support their products in Australia. One of New Zealand’s largest animal health manufacturers, FiL operate from a base in the Bay of Plenty on the north island. FiL prides itself on continuous research and development, a clean and award winning environmentally friendly manufacturing facility and a wide range of quality products. FiL also puts back into the industry, supporting the Agriculture Industry Training Organisation.
