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SO....long story,,,,as always
about a month ago i read an agriland story on here that toxo is present but undetected on 66 % of farms......that set me thinking back to last lambing.....was lamb% down a little?,,,did we have more weak lambs than we should?.....i contacted the vet viz toxovax.....they were happy to supply but time was obviously tight....apparently it only gets made in batches becuase it only has a shelf life of 10 days.....back then i coulda ordered for delivery today.....of course we'd then have to wait at least 3 weeks before tupping,,,in the meantime a strange cat has been about.....i stuck my head in the sand cos i was busy with other stuff...i hoped the cat was 'owned neuted etc'.....then this morning i found this
now i'm wondering what to do?,,,,,,delay tupping and vaccinate?,,....assuming i can get vaccine,,,,thing is at what stage do ewes get infected...pre tupping or once in lamb?.....would i just be 'shutting the stable door' by vaccinating now?
about a month ago i read an agriland story on here that toxo is present but undetected on 66 % of farms......that set me thinking back to last lambing.....was lamb% down a little?,,,did we have more weak lambs than we should?.....i contacted the vet viz toxovax.....they were happy to supply but time was obviously tight....apparently it only gets made in batches becuase it only has a shelf life of 10 days.....back then i coulda ordered for delivery today.....of course we'd then have to wait at least 3 weeks before tupping,,,in the meantime a strange cat has been about.....i stuck my head in the sand cos i was busy with other stuff...i hoped the cat was 'owned neuted etc'.....then this morning i found this
now i'm wondering what to do?,,,,,,delay tupping and vaccinate?,,....assuming i can get vaccine,,,,thing is at what stage do ewes get infected...pre tupping or once in lamb?.....would i just be 'shutting the stable door' by vaccinating now?