0 a liquid in which sheep are washed in order to kill harmful insects living in their wool, or the container in which the liquid is put
Of those sheep dipped, 0.84 received treatments containing organophosphate active ingredients while the remaining 0.16 were treated in dips containing pyrethroids.
Their current advice is that organophosphourus sheep dips and pesticides can be used safely in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions.
Organophosphates are insecticides, widely used on crops, animals—including sheep dips— and have some uses in the home and garden.
These figures do not distinguish between pollution from synthetic pyrethroids or other sheep dips.
We have received four inquiries regarding possible adverse effects from the organophosphorus sheep dips during the past 10 months.
I am asking manufacturers of sheep dips for urgent meetings early next week.
Several formulations to replace dieldrin in sheep dips are in various stages of trial and one is due to be marketed very soon.
Under the farm capital grant scheme, however, we are able to make contributions towards the cost of fixed sheep dipping equipment.
