Does dosing and mineral shot affect lambs

[Agri]

I am thinking of give my hogget a worm dose and cobalt and was wondering if this will have an impact on the lambs.

 

[livestock 1]

I am thinking of give my hogget a worm dose and cobalt and was wondering if this will have an impact on the lambs.

No but it can be more effective to do it separately

 

[Agri]

So maybe leave the cobalt dose a week or 2 later than the wormer

 

[livestock 1]

So maybe leave the cobalt dose a week or 2 later than the wormer

I don’t know. Plenty done together some mix it although I wouldn’t but advice is better separate. I’ve dosed both together for many years but on with blouses now

 

[Anymulewilldo]

but on with blouses now

What you get up too on a Wednesday night is nothing too do with us on TFF...

 

[neilo]

I am thinking of give my hogget a worm dose and cobalt and was wondering if this will have an impact on the lambs.

Cobalt isn’t stored in the body so, if you have established a deficiency, and you wish to supplement by drenching, you will need to do it at least weekly.
If you don’t have a Co deficiency, then there’s no benefit to giving it.

As for giving it at the same time as wormer, some wormers contain Co & Se, to give a (short term) boost, so there is clearly no problem giving concurrently. If they need Cobalt then give it, but there are more effectiv3 ways than drenching with it.
When @livestock 1 is back from his night out in blouses he might give you some information on the boluses he uses?

 

[Moors Lad]

on with blouses now

And off with.... ? ?? or?? not forgetting the?

Not sure if it`s the right way but I`d go down the race with one and then start again at the beginning with the other - only get 15 or 20 in the race at a time so it`s a faff changing dosing gear. Depends how many to do.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Not sure if it`s the right way but I`d go down the race with one and then start again at the beginning with the other - only get 15 or 20 in the race at a time so it`s a faff changing

So you swap between & while drenching sheep. That’s fine, I won’t judge. Do you wear the the whole time though?


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I read on a mineral drench bottle that for best results always drench with mineral first, followed by the wormer. Don’t know why, but it makes no real difference too me which I pick up so that’s the way I drench them. Never had a problem yet.

I’ve used the ACT lamb BOLUSES this time. We shall see.

 

[livestock 1]

Cobalt isn’t stored in the body so, if you have established a deficiency, and you wish to supplement by drenching, you will need to do it at least weekly.
If you don’t have a Co deficiency, then there’s no benefit to giving it.

As for giving it at the same time as wormer, some wormers contain Co & Se, to give a (short term) boost, so there is clearly no problem giving concurrently. If they need Cobalt then give it, but there are more effectiv3 ways than drenching with it.
When @livestock 1 is back from his night out in blouses he might give you some information on the boluses he uses?

Haha I need some specs I think it’s my age
Advice years ago and off vet was to do separate times. Advice of drench supplier was not to mix it. That was for best results. To be fair I have done both mixed it years ago then dosed together with two separate doses more recently.
Boluses ha Smartrace 24/7 + copper for ewes
Animax ones for lambs with a separate copper tablet
If you are going to bolus and you are short of cobalt you will need to give a mineral drench first as it will take time for the bolus to work
I’m off to change my frock now

 

[Moors Lad]

If you`ve got to change frequently keep the shoulder straps slack...

 

[livestock 1]

If you`ve got to change frequently keep the shoulder straps slack...

Yes! Things are heading south gravity has took over

 

[pgk]

Have been putting cobalt sulphate in store lambs water, rain water collected in tanks then gravity to troughs, has good effect where we are short as here and they get it daily, very cheap too.