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Agree with what you say about some crosses being similar, but may of the popular crosses are being touted as the best of both type animal, but could throw also worst of both!! I've seen blueface x texel very popular selling really well in this area - hardly similar breeds! Charollais x beltex...

If cross bred sheep bred true! Surely the mule would have been fixed into a breed by now!! No matter what the cross bred is it will have the vigour and the progeny will be variable!! Those facts cannot be disputed!! The range of variance will depend on pot luck as far as im concerned! Even Pure...

@bovine Do you have the links for the reading! I'm dealing with sheep mostly!! Also I definitely take on board what you say about the wormer! Don't want to get issues with that too! I'll use a straight fluker in future!!

Would forage crops host the fluke life cycle same as grass in higher risk fields? If they reduced the fluke it would be a good way to kill two bird one stone! Reduce fluke with crop and hopefully further reduce after by draining and reseed!!

With careful planning and a drench programme of products is it therefore possible to run a productive sheep flock post tcbz? I will also consider our grazing rotation to avoid high risk pasture at peak times and look to drain wet areas!! Thanks for the help! Also, just asking! Do fodder crops...

@bovine My vet will definitely take the lead!! The tests were sent off through our agri merchant to a recognised lab!! Tested three groups five weeks post drench, one week post drench and one bunch of lambs not given tcbz due to withdrawal!! All had 'some signs of fluke' was the feedback! Not...

Sorry should have been clearer!! Cydectin triclomox is a mix of tcbz and wormer, it's a recognised product!! I didn't mix it!! Although looking at the research there is anecdotal evidence / suggestion that these products can contribute to a problem when compared to straight tcbz!!

Its sheep @bovine I drenched with TCBZ based product mixed with wormer 'Cydectin Triclomox' but had a ewe with bottle jaw 2 weeks later did some tests through the agri merchant (though the feedback was not as helpful as i would have liked) samples came back showing signs of fluke so have now...

I'm new to the forum but really feel nows the time to post!! Having taken over the farm from my father in the last 2 years I have been looking at some of our routine practices and I'm starting to think we have a problem with the effectiveness of the fluke drench triclabendozole, probably due to...