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I know it is made to order, have never had a problem getting at this time of year. I always jab my hoggs late Feb/ early March as the tups go in mid April for a September lambing. Msd came back to the vet saying they were no longer producing it and it has been discontinued. This is what the...

Dragging up an old thread but I tried to order some toxovax this week and the vet came back to me today to say it has been discontinued. Can anyone confirm this? I find it hard to believe. Thanks

That seems a pretty good solution. What have you done about the fan speed sensor if the JD fan isn't being used?

I've been looking at a getting Bateman sheep grip or a combi clamp. To those of you who have a Bateman how have you found it? Any pros/cons vs a combi clamp? A quick search on here didn't give any results so thought I'd ask the question. Similar money for the the two of them but not sure which...

To clarify, I don't need it grazed to clear the field for drilling, will drill into it direct anyway. Just want to make use of it as I've no grass or other forage anywhere. Just don't want to cause myself more problems as I thought grazing brassicas too early was a no no?

At what stage can you safely graze forage rape? I have this field which wasn't planned for grazing, will be drilled with wheat in a month or so, it's volunteer interval from a seed crop cut in July. It hasn't rained here for weeks and and I'm in desperate need for some grazing, I lamb out of...

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Excellent that's great thank you. Hoping that giving them some good grazing will improve scanning% but was a little worried it might have the opposite effect!

I understand the issues with red clover before tupping. My question is do other Legumes cause similar isuues? I have a cover crop mix I want to graze to get some condition on ewes before tupping in April. It's a mix of rye, vetch, sainfoin, crimson clover and stubble turnip. Will this be safe...

Hi This is my first post on the forum so hello! If anyone is interested and up for a bit of DIY electronics, I have recently built myself a stick reader for roughly £60. I only have a small flock so couldn't really afford a £500 reader. After looking to find a cheaper alternative (including...