Wondering how people manage subcutaneous injections using rapid injectors on sheep?
Most injections seem to be required under the skin. Even with my newly built race it is a real challenge to hold a ewes head (as they know what is about to happen), lift the skin on the neck, and inject with the gun. 3 hands are needed...surely!!
Many YouTube vids show people walking along races and just firing the gun in the neck. But this is 5-10mm deep and in the muscle.
From some research I can see underskin or in the muscle simply changes the absorption rate. This is obviously important to control with strong vaccines like footvax etc.
I just don't get how large scale farmers are doing this..quickly. The best way I can find is sitting them down and jabbing in the arm pit. Now with a flock of 40 this is silly and far from ideal for hepvac before lambing. Yes a 2nd person would do it but I don't always have that option.
Any thoughts???
Most injections seem to be required under the skin. Even with my newly built race it is a real challenge to hold a ewes head (as they know what is about to happen), lift the skin on the neck, and inject with the gun. 3 hands are needed...surely!!
Many YouTube vids show people walking along races and just firing the gun in the neck. But this is 5-10mm deep and in the muscle.
From some research I can see underskin or in the muscle simply changes the absorption rate. This is obviously important to control with strong vaccines like footvax etc.
I just don't get how large scale farmers are doing this..quickly. The best way I can find is sitting them down and jabbing in the arm pit. Now with a flock of 40 this is silly and far from ideal for hepvac before lambing. Yes a 2nd person would do it but I don't always have that option.
Any thoughts???