Abortion issue

Mcnulty24

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Scanned at the weekend, 19/230 empty, normally it would be 5 or 6. Scanner said most of the empties were in lamb but the foetus is now dead, visible but no heartbeat and that they had died in the previous 48 hours. We are due to start lambing 1/4.

The ewes have been on turnips for the last month and were a mix of ages from shearlings to old girls, we vaccinate for toxo/enzo and campy. No evidence of dog worrying, or other disturbance.

I can't think what the problem is, I assume no point in doing bloods as they are vaccinated.

Anyone had anything similar or any thoughts.
Thanks
 

neilo

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
Scanned at the weekend, 19/230 empty, normally it would be 5 or 6. Scanner said most of the empties were in lamb but the foetus is now dead, visible but no heartbeat and that they had died in the previous 48 hours. We are due to start lambing 1/4.

The ewes have been on turnips for the last month and were a mix of ages from shearlings to old girls, we vaccinate for toxo/enzo and campy. No evidence of dog worrying, or other disturbance.

I can't think what the problem is, I assume no point in doing bloods as they are vaccinated.

Anyone had anything similar or any thoughts.
Thanks

What CS are they? I’ve had similar proportions empty in my group affected by haemonchus (& fluke it seems), as detailed in other thread. The majority of the empty ewes are very lean.
 

Mcnulty24

Member
Thanks folks, BCS fine, bolused with actotrace ewe bolus before tupping and campy vaxed. I will do a FEC on them, see what it looks like.
 

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