and www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permethrin .
In recent years, Ivermectin pour-on has become popular as a systemic agent to control both internal and external parasites. Note that it is not licensed for poultry (ducks and chickens etc.). It should not be used on food-chain birds i.e. those providing eggs or meat for consumption. Small 10ml packs are available through your vet for treating pigeons, at 0.3% w/v. www.harkersonline.co.uk/product/treatments/harkamectin-parasites/
Note that 1% w/v ivermectin is also marketed for small animals, and therefore requires a lower dose than Harka-Mectin 0.3%.
So, check the product and the dose with your vet. See the page on Parasitic Worms for further details.
Ivermectin pour-on is applied to the skin. So, be careful: it can be absorbed through your skin. Skin is difficult to find on ducks, due the abundant down. The back of the duck's neck can be used, but also look under the wing where it joins the body; sometimes the fluff is thinner there, in the 'armpit'.
Two applications spaced at 8-10 days are usually recommended but it can be effective at just one application.
IF IN DOUBT ABOUT ANY PRODUCT, OR DOSAGE, CHECK WITH YOUR VET.
ALWAYS OBSERVE THE WITHDRAWAL TIMES FOR ALL THESE PRODUCTS IF THE BIRDS OR THEIR EGGS ARE TO BE EATEN. IVERMECTIN IS NOT LICENSED FOR FOOD CHAIN BIRDS AND MUST NOT BE USED IF YOU SELL EGGS.
See www.noahcompendium.co.uk/?id=-458974 .
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