lamb or beef
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So what’s everyone using to keep codd and foot rot at bay in your ewes. I’m regularly foot bathing with provita.
Sheep lameness
- Thread starter lamb or beef
- Start date
- Location
- Leicestershire
I've had success with Betamox for CODD or Draxxin if not.
Cull for footrot
Cull for footrot
- Location
- West Wales
Footvax’ed everything for 15 years, trim 1/100 in a year if that. Alamycin LA is best jab for footrot without going for the expensive ones.
Formalin footbath.
Formalin footbath.
- Location
- Fife
Drug protocol as advised by the vet, then cull at first avail opportunity.
Lameness is a 1 strike and you're out offense here. Ditto for trimming.
Don't underestimate the value of NSAIDs in helping sheep recover from lameness.
Lameness is a 1 strike and you're out offense here. Ditto for trimming.
Don't underestimate the value of NSAIDs in helping sheep recover from lameness.
Two very different treatments for both.
Oxytet in whatever form you like for footrot and formalin foot bath and cull,
Codd won’t get touched by either so
Betamox la twice if it’s a few or draxxin if not responding. If a major outbreak licospectin powder in foot bath. If any severe then I find a mastitis tube on the affected foot and vet wrap then remove on day 3 works well.
Lambs are my bigger problem with codd and keeping on top of scald with formalin bath helps as the scald lets the codd in.
mother thing to say is if you are foot trimming then dip the pliers in disinfectant between ewes or you are just spreading it around.
Main thing is getting the codd ones away from the rest fast.
Wouldn’t wish codd on anyone
Oxytet in whatever form you like for footrot and formalin foot bath and cull,
Codd won’t get touched by either so
Betamox la twice if it’s a few or draxxin if not responding. If a major outbreak licospectin powder in foot bath. If any severe then I find a mastitis tube on the affected foot and vet wrap then remove on day 3 works well.
Lambs are my bigger problem with codd and keeping on top of scald with formalin bath helps as the scald lets the codd in.
mother thing to say is if you are foot trimming then dip the pliers in disinfectant between ewes or you are just spreading it around.
Main thing is getting the codd ones away from the rest fast.
Wouldn’t wish codd on anyone
I agree with all that, I have just gone through my second massive codd outbreak in 4 years on a 3 month housed flock of of 500 ewes, its a bloody nightmare but amazing just goes one day after months of frustration. Very few older ewes went lame it was mostly yearling to 4 year old's, so can they build up a resistance to it?
On really bad ones iv licospectin power on the foot and spray to make a paste then vet rap.
Aspiring Peasants
Member
- Location
- North Pennines
What time of the year do you find it best to footvax?
When I had footrot in flock always treated individuals with golden hoof as soon as I saw limping.
Didn't trim feet, didn't cull ewes, rarely used alamycin and didn't run flock through footbath.
Keep sheep moving through field system now to break any possible infection cycle.
When codd appeared sprayed with engemycin and then used golden hoof after separating affected ewes.
Have had no footrot or codd for last two years.
Run a closed flock and quarantine bought in rams who get stood in golden hoof regularly.
Key was catching limping sheep asap examining and treating.
Didn't trim feet, didn't cull ewes, rarely used alamycin and didn't run flock through footbath.
Keep sheep moving through field system now to break any possible infection cycle.
When codd appeared sprayed with engemycin and then used golden hoof after separating affected ewes.
Have had no footrot or codd for last two years.
Run a closed flock and quarantine bought in rams who get stood in golden hoof regularly.
Key was catching limping sheep asap examining and treating.
- Location
- West Wales
1 month or a few weeks pre tupping, usually mid September.
Aspiring Peasants
Member
- Location
- North Pennines
