cocci

We have seen a lot of flystrike this year, and I came across a post on social media asking how they used to treat flystrike in pre-crovect days. Several posters suggested that 19th century shepherds carried copper coins which they rubbed on affected sheep and this somehow discouraged flies...

Hi first year we have done this. First count yesterday, I collected a pooled sample and vet tech did the count for me. We have a written parasite control plan to refer to as well as vet advice, but I'm just interested in what 'cut off' people use for wormer. These are 9 month old heifers...

Morning, I've got a group of calves at the moment which have cocci. Treated on Sunday night with tolracol and metecam, they've practically gone off their cake completely, eat hay not to bad and straw, but they're steady still. Muck isn't to bad, and not seen much blood, just one speck I found...

What's folk using this year for the first dose, white stuff?

Last year we had a few issues with fly strike on our lambs, we were using crovect and did a couple applications on the lambs. None of them died, but it did stall us from selling them for a while. This year we were thinking of buying clik instead but it’s much more expensive, is it worth it?

I always vaccinate for orf as soon as practical after 2 weeks of age. This year, for the first time, I've had a pet lamb react to the vaccine and is in a poor state with it around her mouth, up over her nose and around her eyes. It's not infected and she still sucks. Besides the obvious, which...

As above, bought a decent month old strong calf from market about a month ago and was doing well, then all of a sudden he's started scouring, very pungent smell, and looks abit sorry for himself. He's super keen for his milk still but just wondering what it could be at 8 weeks? Usually scours...

Looking for some advice on identifying these eggs. Taken from lambs last year. I was thinking the first is cocci then nematodirus, strongyloide, tapeworm and the last just to compare size

Anyone had this issue ? Best treatments ?

Had medicated deccox buckets for young lambs at grass for the last decade, positioned against fence behind half ring feeder so only lambs had access, got on really well using this system. Previous buckets Came from Scotmin or Dallas Keith, depending on who my rep was dealing with, this year...

Can nemo eggs still hatch when it’s cold at night? It’s -1 too 2 degrees every night atm but up too 13 in the day at the minute…. scops forecast says hatching to start in 7-14 days for my area but has said that for the last 21 days so it’s hard too use that as a guide 😂

Strong single lamb, not happy this morning, reluctant to stand. Have had plenty of cold lambs in the past but this was is hot :scratchhead: Given antibiotics. Any ideas?

'Twas always thus - that 10-14 days in the run up to the start of lambing heralds the onslaught of TLD, prolapses, blown guts, abortions and the 1001 other things that can go wrong with sheep :banghead: Many moons ago, when I was young and keen, an old bloke once told me, "A farm or a piece...

How long after lambing do you leave lambs till they get their first heptavac injection. Thanks.

As a rule we have our lambs out within a week , but this year had to keep them in a bit longer (about a 5 weeks -month) due to having to be off nearby keep quicker and later lambing , i went through lambs and gave a squirt 1-2ml of vecoxin at about 3 weeks old along with first dose of ovivac ...

Hi all, had a heifer calf die today, she was 3 weeks old but was premature (about a month early) i noticed she didn't drink this morning and tubed her along with some electrolytes took her temp (normal 38 degrees so didn't give antibiotics) but was looking OK so was feeling hopeful I'd caught...

Producers with group housing, what is the maximum age gap you would want between oldest and youngest calf? Headlock, with bottle holders for feeding. Thinking maximum group size of 8 which would take us about two weeks to fill. Is that to much age gap between youngest and oldest in the pen?

So as your probably all aware they've stopped making spectam. We used it only as a TREATMENT for watery mouth as & when needed. I'm slightly worried what we're going to use instead when we have the odd lamb with wet mouth.. yes we make sure they all have colostrum, lime & clean the lambing pens...

As above really I have a small batch of 20 march born lambs, these are the last left so not the best doers had some awful worm issues from the last autumn, whereas they get really mucky, I worm them they dry up and look better for a month then back where I started First year I have ever tried a...

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