Diatomaceous Earth Dosage Rates
Recommended dosage rates for animals and livestock
| Kittens |
1/2 teaspoon per day
|
| Adult Cats |
1 teaspoon per day |
| Puppies |
1/2 to 1 teaspoon p/day dependent upon size and breed |
| Small Dogs under 15kg |
1 teaspoon per day |
| Medium Dogs 15kg – 35kg |
1 tablespoon per day |
| Large Dogs over 35 - 50kg |
2 tablespoons per day |
| Giant Dogs 50kg + |
2 heaped tablespoons + per day |
| Cattle, Dairy Cows, Pigs |
2% of dry feed ration per day |
| Chickens, Pheasants, Quail |
5% mixed in feed per day |
| Goats, Sheep, Alpacas, Llamas |
2% in grain per day |
| Horses, Ponies, Donkeys |
1/2 to 1 cup in daily ration |
| Zoo animals |
2% in daily feed |
| Two legged mammals |
1 heaped tablespoons + per day |
Recommend dosage rates for plants and crops
| 5 litre ‘pump up’ type sprayer |
20gms or 60mls |
| 15 litre Backpack sprayer |
60gms or 180mls |
200 litre automatic sprayer
|
800 - 900 grams |
Crop application
|
1 – 2.5kg p/acre |
| 10 litre bucket ‘brush on’ |
2 cups or 500mls
|
| 10 litre watering can |
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Recommended dose rates for anti-caking agent / grain protectant
| Per volume of grain / product feed |
2% |
Storage - We recommend you store your DE in an airtight container upon receipt of your shipped product. DE, water and humidity don't mix from a storage perspective and keeping your DE dry until use will be beneficial to it's efficacy and long term storage.
