flystrike

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A Rotherham man has been disqualified from keeping livestock for ten years after neglecting a number sheep, including one ewe which was discovered emaciated and covered in maggots. Paul Desbro of Hall Broome Gardens, Bolton Upon Dearne...

Recently bought some tenanted land. On visiting it today, I found this ewe clamped over a lamb. She had no water. There was no-one on site. This looks completely unacceptable. Who better to ask than TFF.

Watched this last night, it was excellent. Mark Ferguson of Nextgen New Zealand. They have scoring systems and years of research, plus mountains of data on the many factors causing bad feet and strike in Merinos. Big takeaways: 1) both are highly heritable and can fairly easily be bred out of...

Hi all. I would appreciate some advice. I'm looking at a new business model and would love to hear advice or experience from other sheep farmers. I've been hearing that Hampshires are the “sheep of the future” so often one, mainly for two reasons 1) best tasting meat, and 2) best profit ratio...

‘Nobody likes mulesing’: the market shift changing Australia’s wool industry Written by Eliza Spencer from the Guardian Researchers say it may not be possible to completely end mulesing and still prevent flystrike in Australian conditions – but the practice can be improved Sign up for the...

I have 5 lambs with chronic maggot infestation - did treat 5 weeks ago with Crovec.......- one lamb, in addition to maggots, has scabby mouth and cannot drink or eat - should I bottle feed with warm salty water?

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland The findings of a new report suggest that the increase in temperature caused by global warming could cause a higher outbreak of haemonchosis, a variety of intestinal worms in sheep. Haemonchosis is a gastrointestinal worm infection of sheep and goats in...

In 8-9 years of using clik post shearing I have never seen a case of flystrike for the rest of the season…….. Until this year! All sheep were cliked on July 11th and we have just dealt with the 4th case in a week. Is the product weakening or do I have super flies in Somerset??😂

Any advice on cordless clippers for cleaning dirty lambs. Been thinking of getting one but are they any good?

Anybody else having bother with maggots on sheep this year? Mine have had crovect, cleaned their arses , theres at least one every day

yesterday I helped out with penning and marking, during break the shearer said a farm where he sheared the farmer had £16 for 12 sheets

Just had our first bunch sheared, it was hot unpleasant, dirty and not only hard work but another expense that a small farm can ill afford. So to all of you running shedders .. where do I start , I quite literally know nothing about them Can I breed my chev welsh cross ewes to become shedders...

I'm looking to invest in new sheep shears and wondering if people had experience with cordless shears? I have a flock of 400, I usually do some in the barn with a motor set up but also have lots to do in the field. Had some that were powered by the quad battery but they're giving up on me. Want...

Any material difference? supplier can’t give me enough Crovect for tomorrow but has Ectofly? For ewes pre shearing.

That’s the 2023 season started, so much for giving up contract shearing 🤷🏼‍♂️ Some big girls in this wee hobby flock of pedigree Suffolks

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Mortalities due to blowfly strike could be costing farmers £209/lamb and £184/breeding ewe, according to an updated blowfly costing model. The updated model now reflects the most recent changes in farm economics, new information of insecticidal...

Had our first case of fly strike the other day on a mucky hogg that was in for dagging - mainly all eggs and a couple just hatched which was to be expected. However today I’ve had 2 more show signs and when I’ve checked them they’ve both had pretty freshly hatched maggots on their necks (on the...

If anyone is looking to buy Clik/Clik Extra or similar, Hyperdug have a 10% discount on for the Coronation (valid until tomorrow May 7th), with free shipping over £50. Clik Extra comes in at £210 + VAT. I only looked as they'd emailed me a 10% voucher as I hadn't dealt with them for 12 months...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A farmer from St Bernard in Cornwall has been banned from keeping farmed animals for life after failing to provide adequate care for sheep and cattle and failing to dispose of carcasses. Timothy Dean Harris of St Bernard, Cornwall, also received...

Just wondering what everyones average mortality rate is at lambing, outside in April. Little bit of an idea, we lamb outside this is our second year, 1000 head split almost 50/50 2ths and hoggets :oops: The farm hasn't had its own livestock for at least 50years so this is a start from scratch...