The backrub is a tool to apply the oil solution to cattle. They are not effective on their own.
We only recommend using our purpose-made backrub oils – AC Backrub Oil OR Ac Backrub Oil Xtra.
To maximise efficacy, ensure the backrub allows the livestock to rub, by which transferring sufficient oil to the animal. Cattle don’t like the taste, so will be less prone to chewing the backrub.
Our oils are proudly Australian-owned and made!
AC Backrub Oil
AC Backrub Oil has been specifically developed for use in backrubs. This product is made from new paraffin oil with additives to ensure it retains its viscosity in the heat, as well as making it “tacky” so it will not drip from the backrub. This is a carrier oil to be used in conjunction with an APVMA registered buffalo fly control product. It is not effective on its own.
Recommended for use on all livestock, including cattle and horses as per insecticide label.
In the past graziers have reused sump oil to mix with insecticide. This left the cattle marked and their hides “stained” and was contaminating the meat. As a result this practice is now outlawed.
Vegetable oil based products are also used. we have found that the cattle can be attracted to vegetable oil as they love the taste. As a result, they can not only lick the mixture off each other and the backrubs, at times they can eat the backrub itself. If insecticide has been added to the vegetable oil, the insecticide will enter the cattle and the active ingredients can kill off a large percentage of the dung beetle. This can result in cattle over dosing on insecticide and the dung beetle population depleting, which is undesirable. Even if “bitterers” have been added to some of these vegetable oil based products they have not deterred all cattle.
This is why we ONLY recommend AC Backrub Oil for use in our backrubs.
AC Backrub Oil Xtra
This is a new paraffin-based oil which is combined with a blend of Australian essential oils that help reduce fly and insect annoyance. This product is specifically formulated for use in AC Backrubs to minimise drip and reduce the need for use of chemical insecticides.
Recommended for use on all livestock including cattle and horses. It can also be applied as a spray or applied by hand.
Please note: as of 1 January 2023 warranty of your AC Backrub will be voided if any other oil is used except AC Backrub Oil or AC Backrub Oil Xtra.