Dipping cattle for external parasites, per head through plunge dip {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.000
Included processes:Process begins with the input of tractor operation and includes contractor trasnport. Process ends with operation of bulldozer. Remark: This inventory has been developed as part of the AusAgLCI initiative funded by a partnership of Australian Research and Development Corporations (RIRDC, CRDC, GRDC, SRDC, HAL, MLA, DA, FWPA) and Research Agencies (CSIRO, USQ and Q DAFF), with technical support from Life Cycle Strategies. More detail on inventory development can be found in the 'AusAgLCI Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' documents located at www.auslci.alcas.asn.au. Plunge dipping of cattle with recharge rate of 1000L per 250 head dipped, giving 4 L/head water use. TakticWP (500g/kg amitraz a.i.) used at rate of 0.5 kg per 1000L. Slated lime used as proxy for stabilizer in the product at rate of 10kg/1000L. No specific ecoinvent inventory for amitraz so "Active pesticide" used as proxy. Geography: Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2012 Version: 1.0 Record: Data Entry by: Sandra Eady, Tel: +61(0)2 6776 1394; email: sandra.eady@csiro.au; company: CSIRO; Country: AU Generator: Data Entry by: Sandra Eady, Tel: +61(0)2 6776 1394; email: sandra.eady@csiro.au; company: CSIRO; Country: AU
- Sector
- Processing
- Contributor
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- Last updated
- 07 Jan 2011
- Reference ID
7631941a-b49f-32d4-b04e-d2f4d66a2e6b
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- Dipping cattle for external parasites, per head through plunge dip {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
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- Creation date
- 07 Jan 2011
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Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dipping cattle for external parasites, per head through plunge dip {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | Item(s) | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pesticide, unspecified {GLO}| market for pesticide, unspecified | Cut-off, U | 0.001 | kg | Proxy for ai in Taktic; (500g/kg a.i. mitraz) Virbac product instructions for TakticWP - charge rate is 0.5kg Taktic/1000L water |
| Quicklime, milled, packed {RoW}| market for quicklime, milled, packed | Cut-off, U | 10.0 | kg | Slaked lime added at 10kg/1000L to stabilise a.i. |
| Tap water, at user, Australia {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.004 | kg | Recharge 1000L per 250 head |