Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group has launched its nematodirus forecast with the aim of helping producers deal with variation in disease risk this spring.
The group said the forecast will be “really important” to help...
Hello,
I wanted to ask if anyone has used the hep p plus vaccine after 10 hours if it's kept in the fridge and its made airtight - or do you dispose of remaining doses regardless?
I haven't done it - as I didn't think to ask the question before jabbing the sheep, but had to waste a lot last...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Ceva Animal Health is encouraging farmers experiencing fertility issues in their dairy herds to test for Q fever.
The animal health company’s advice follows recent diagnostic data from 274 Q-Test bulk tank milk PCR samples.
1,217 have been...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Ceva Animal Health has released a step-by-step guide and mobility improvement training videos on best practice in dairy cattle lameness management.
The guide and videos are designed for the ‘Fab Five’ foot treatment team – farmers, vets, foot...
Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland
Irish veterinary pharmaceutical company, Chanelle Pharma has appointed Abi Donald as the new head of UK for its animal health division.
Donald will be responsible for leading sales, marketing, and product development of Chanelle Pharma’s animal health...
Any up to date prices per dose for both please? Wondered about having a go but I don`t want to use any bad language on the phone to the vet if it`s silly money.;) TIA
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Vets from global veterinary health company Ceva Animal Health are urging farmers to vaccinate their sheep flocks with Cevac Chlamydia early in the season to help protect their ewes from enzootic abortion of ewes (EAE).
The company wants farmers...
This is a thread for those who feel guilty about cluttering up dear old GUTH’s beloved price tracker with the chit chat that stop us all being that miserable our families would throw us all out to sit with the dog in the porch. All are welcome, you can even post prices if you want. The only rule...
100 mv accredited ewe lambs available
80 Pedigree Lleyn
20 Berrichon x Lleyn
April born, outside lambing flock
Had the following vaccines
Heptavac
Footvax
Toxovax
Cevac
£150 ono
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...
We've just put tickets on sale for this years show, which will be on 23rd/24th June, just after Boris's end of restrictions day, 21st June. So we are planning to go ahead as normal. Except nothing is normal now, not even farming. There are some really interesting things going on,on farms around...
Morning crew, after some collective.
Scanned yesterday & third year in row it's not been what we'd like (150%). So basically I'm going through some options & just want others options as otherwise I look mad talking to myself.
Currently have Tex X ewes (mainly crossed with lleyn). Everything...
Written by Iain Hoey
Vets and farmers are being encouraged to work together to ensure best practice in the disposal of pharmaceutical waste by Ceva Animal Health, following recent research which found that nearly 60 per cent of vets believed some of their farming clients to could be disposing...
Written by John Swire
Vets are urging farmers to monitor for the very early signs of BRD (Bovine Respiratory Disease) in dairy calves amid concerns that delays could cost farmers up to £772 per animal1.
Research demonstrates that BRD affects 46% of calves before they reach nine weeks of age2...
Got the vet next week for a six monthly look over the gate.
We had enzootic abortion last lambing so think we are going to be discussing that and getting getting Enzovax and may as well do Toxovax while we on the job. Can I give both at the same time? Anyone had any problems with either in the...
Spend the last 4 days emptying crap out of one of the lambing sheds, don't know why I save half of it:scratchhead:. Desided to bring 300 home and house um a month early, not due till end of Feb but ground that wet, no where dry to feed and could look better and I don't want them to lose flesh...
Hi, I understand you would vaccinate ewes and replacement lambs with Heptavac p plus as it covers more and provides passive immunity to lambs but why would you Ovivac store lambs instead of using Heptavac?
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