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We have a batch of a 100 Shearlings that have just started lambing that are causing a concern. Unusually we can trace the history of these since birth, so all home bred. First 12 months after weaning grazed away on a farm with no other sheep. They did have an issue with wormer resistance but...

We've been offered some grazing by a family member, but they've advised that we vaccinate for Blackleg. Having done some research I find this mostly affects beef breeds during high growth periods, and is triggered by low oxygen conditions in muscles activating the bacteria in question, so I'm...

I've been thinking for a while I really should do some sort of pneumonia vaccine. I don't tend to have problems with my calves when they're in hutches (maybe 5% tops would display pneumonia symptoms) however once grouped at 8+ weeks I do get coughing and issues Admittedly my youngstock housing...

So we rear alot of calves and sell at 4/5 months. Historically been sourced from market. With the obvious trial and tribulations with market calves, I think we do a v good job. However I feel I've come to the end of the line on that route. What we achieve is probably the best that can be done...

Has anyone made the switch from hep p to bravoxin/covexin and if so have you noticed any downsides?

Anyone else panicking, hasn't rained all morning! 😱😱😱 Also wtf is that yellow thing in the sky?

4 days off due date. For the last week to 10days we've had at least 1 ewe a day abort. 1 premature looking and 1 dark colour with buttons or a small fetus. Had 3 sets today. A triplet with 2 small weedy live lambs 3rd 1 black dead fetus. Another twins not bad size and another just now bit...

Anyone seeing more joint ill than normal? I always get a hand full but treating about a dozen at the moment. Lamb outside and these are approx 10 to 15 days old. Weather been crap like everywhere so prob the cause. Treating with a big hit of Trimox LA and metacam.

Hi everyone, we’re looking for a new source of ideally Angus (named sire) calves anywhere between 100-140. Looking for at least 3 weeks of age ex farm, don’t want to be getting them from a collection centre or market for health status reasons. Aiming to fill the sheds from April to August. Need...

Two nights ago we had jets playing low level chase tag round us. We have established that they come from RAF Lakenheath. There was no warning of low flying on the government website, although that may not have made any difference. We have now lost 8 lambs aborted before term. They're about 3...

Is anyone using Myco-B and pleased with the results?

Currently using halacour or some variation of it. It’s a pig of a disease and I hate it. Calf shed gets cleaned as well as possible but no concrete. Is there any other solution or just keep on at it with halacour?

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/incidence-of-tuberculosis-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain/quarterly-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain-statistics-notice-september-2023 Not sure when these figures became available. But given the good news for English farmers I’m surprised how little news this...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland The latest figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have shown that there are 83 bluetongue cases in England on 44 premises in three counties. This comes following an active surveillance of premises in the Norfolk...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Dairy farmers are being urged to vaccinate their youngstock and naïve cattle against lungworm ahead of the 2024 grazing season. Veterinary adviser with MSD Animal Health, Dr Kat Baxter Smith, said cases of lungworm have been increasing and that...

Does anyone use this, if so, does it work?

We have been finishing cattle for the last 20 years; all are purchased from local markets as stores, throughout the year. We feed both steers and bulls. Over the last 12 months we have noticed a considerable increase in pneumonia/viruses in the bulls, but not in the steers (they are house...

It's gone through this batch of lambs like a hot curry and ten pints of cheap larger on a Friday night. Hoping that the ewes don't get it on their tits. We never had off until we had that drought 2 yrs back and they went foraging all through the hedge rows for something to eat. Is there anything...

Hi guys! New here, and hoping to pick the brains of your collective expertise, if I may? I have inherited a few acres of land, that hasn't had any stock on it for over two decades. Or anything done to it for that matter! My two horses have been put on there, and I acquired 5 Shetland ewes to...

I queried this issue on the forum once before and concluded that it may have been administration issues Firstly we are using a different sealant to usual. Ubroseal Blue. We dried off 98 cows on Friday, this morning 44 hrs later I counted leaked milk on 37 beds and pools/puddles of milk a...