roundworms

  1. Agriland RSS

    SCOPS urges sheep producers to avoid ‘blanket worming’

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is urging producers to move away from the blanket worming of ewes and to consider a more targeted approach. The group said sustained wet weather has put ewes under pressure this winter...
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    Barbervax

    Anyone use it? Work well? Timings for vaccines in UK climate? Costs? It seems like quite a lot of effort, but after constant reinfection this year, and generally being pretty nervous about resistance (something a number of people I know that use cydectin are now facing) I think it's becoming...
  3. Ruminant Health & Welfare

    May Newsletter

    Welcome to the latest issue of the RH&W newsletter. Spring finally feels like it has fully sprung upon us over the last month. The landscape has erupted into colour and crops are beginning to flourish with sun shining. As is often the case, with a change of season comes changes to...
  4. TFF

    Last year saw record levels of lamb parasite, data shows

    Records from the Zoetis Parasite Watch Scheme has found last year's counts to be the highest yet Farmers have been told to be on their guard for roundworms this season after data shows a higher than average worm egg counts, despite record-breaking temperatures. Records from the Zoetis...
  5. Agriland RSS

    Worms pose a threat to bird health during housing order – Elanco

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Livestock medicines producer Elanco has warned free-range egg producers that there is an elevated risk of worms during the current housing order for avian influenza (bird flu). The pharmaceutical company has warned producers to keep up with their...
  6. TFF

    Internal parasite control and goats: Implications for a growing industry

    Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University & Kate Hovers (MRCVS) The goat industry appears to be growing both in the UK and globally Optimising production and welfare relating to differing goat biology compared to other ruminants requires more investigation regarding parasites and drug...
  7. Anymulewilldo

    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    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...
  8. Agriland RSS

    Mild weather prompts nematodirus warning for sheep farmers

    Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland The rise in temperature in recent days means there is an increased risk to lambs hatching nematodirus, according to the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group. Nematodirus is a disease cause by Nematodirus battus, a parasite found in...
  9. Agriland RSS

    Effective parasite control crucial for a successful grazing season

    Written by William Kellett As cattle are turned out to grass, farmers are being reminded of the crucial importance of an effective parasite control strategy. Matt Colston, Elanco ruminant technical consultant, explains that there are four key parasites beef and dairy producers should be...
  10. bobk

    Ivermectin , covid cure

    Commonly used in Asia , sounds well dodgy https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)32506-6/fulltext
  11. NADIS News Feed

    NADIS Farm Risk Assessments

    NADIS has developed a series of bio-security farm risk assessments for the major endemic diseases of cattle and sheep. The risk assessments have been designed to enable farmers and vets to identify the bio-security risk priorities for a farm. A report is produced so the risk priorities are...
  12. NADIS News Feed

    November Parasite Forecast

    The November Parasite Forecast includes seasonal disease advice Autumn Fluke Forecast Sheep : PGE and Scab Cattle : Lungworm infection and treatment at housing Issue: November Figure 1: Egg count data shows the most recent counts for roundworms in sheep at each location between the...
  13. NADIS News Feed

    March Parasite Forecast

    January began settled and cloudy with mild weather for most of the month except for a cold, wet period towards the end of the month. Consequently, the provisional UK mean temperature in January was 5.6oC, which is 2.0oC above the long-term national average (1981-2010). Regionally temperatures...
  14. NADIS News Feed

    February 2020 - NADIS Parasite Forecast

    Weather report Figure 1: Temperature and rainfall by region for previous months. December 2019 started with some periods of heavy rainfall, but became drier towards the end of the month. The month was also much warmer than usual, with fewer frosts than expected at this time of year. The...
  15. SteveHants

    Sheep & Cattle Health and Welfare Day - Harper Adams 9/1/20

    Did anyone here go to that? What were your thoughts? I thought there were a couple of "elephants in the room", one of which was definitely genetics...…. I was, however, very pleased at the time spent on sheep things - everyone loves cattle and sheep don't normally get a look in.
  16. Al R

    Dog wormers

    Sheep farm, 4 working dogs. What’s the best/most cost effective way of worming the dogs and how regurlar should they be done? 6-10 farm cats you can’t get anyway near, is there anyway of worming these - they do get food every night but they all eat from the same bowls so quantity would be sporadic?
  17. taff

    Lamb rejected by abattoir after being sold in live action?

    New one for me today ,I had the local market ring up and say that a lamb I'd sold mid week had been rejected by the abattoir due to tape worm infection and I wouldn't be getting paid for it!? These weren't crap lambs they made top price although I know there are no visual signs of a tape worm...
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    Levitape

    Am I right in saying this has been discontinued? is the are an alternative out there containing praziquantel that is safe for use in sheep?
  19. Agriland RSS

    Lamb losses a threat as warm weather causes Nematodirus and roundworm spike

    Written by Rachel Martin Wet weather followed by a sudden increase in temperature is causing a high Nematodirus and roundworm risk on farms nationwide, according to reports from Parasite Watch. The real-time parasite monitoring service from Zoetis, uses data from faecal egg counts on 24 farms...
  20. devonbrion1998

    worming lambs question

    Just a thought, If the fecs go up on my lambs, whats the best wormer to give them? I understand it should be white but which one should I go for? and going forward should they need another dose later in the year which should I use then? Thanks in advance
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