Free Fluke Test

[reverand]

We will accept samples from Ireland as well.

Could you send my a pack/ info

 

[FlukEVal]

Could you send my a pack/ info

Please email your details to [email protected]

 

[Mcnulty24]

Email sent

 

[Al R]

Thanks for the pack!
If I have a spare 20minutes tomorrow I'll get it back to you! 20spoons from 20 animals or 20 animals in 20 fields?

 

[GrannyAching]

Thanks for the pack!
If I have a spare 20minutes tomorrow I'll get it back to you! 20spoons from 20 animals or 20 animals in 20 fields?

It says 20 individual animals. Looking at the questionnaire you need them to have been last treated on a similar day with the same product for it to be meaningful. There's 2 griplocks so, potentially you could do 40 if you have differently treated groups and are prepared to duplicate the form and Charlotte wants them.

 

[Al R]

It says 20 individual animals. Looking at the questionnaire you need them to have been last treated on a similar day with the same product for it to be meaningful. There's 2 griplocks so, potentially you could do 40 if you have differently treated groups and are prepared to duplicate the form and Charlotte wants them.

All ewes are done within 2-3 days of each other on practically everything they get. Last done in September.
1 for the wetter part of the farm and the other for the drier part

 

[GrannyAching]

All ewes are done within 2-3 days of each other on practically everything they get. Last done in September.
1 for the wetter part of the farm and the other for the drier part

I guess e-mail Charlotte but if you're not doing cattle you have a spare griplock - she can probably e-mail a second form - and the wet dry split makes sense. Don't you do a January drench then?

I have to get samples from half my flock! Could be finger in bum time when we heptavac.

 

[Al R]

I guess e-mail Charlotte but if you're not doing cattle you have a spare griplock - she can probably e-mail a second form - and the wet dry split makes sense. Don't you do a January drench then?

I have to get samples from half my flock! Could be finger in bum time when we heptavac.

No but dad said he's been thinking of going twice annually because it keeps coming up in lambs at slaughter, yet none looked unwell etc as fat and 18kg dw by mid June?

I asked him today about the fluke job when the tests arrived for me today and he said he used it once/twice about 10-12 years ago and then stopped until 3-4 years ago.
We do have a bit of moor/wetland which is very susceptible to fluke obviously!

 

[GrannyAching]

No but dad said he's been thinking of going twice annually because it keeps coming up in lambs at slaughter, yet none looked unwell etc as fat and 18kg dw by mid June?

I asked him today about the fluke job when the tests arrived for me today and he said he used it once/twice about 10-12 years ago and then stopped until 3-4 years ago.
We do have a bit of moor/wetland which is very susceptible to fluke obviously!

The programme for fluke susceptible farms is three isn't it? Autumn all three stages, Mid winter for those developing since and then spring to stop eggs going on pasture - which I haven't done before. The worry this year is that there might still have been immature stages in January because of the weather which will have been missed with a Closantel type drench which people trying not to overuse Triclabendazole will have used. I think I've got that right. They don't have to show any symptoms to have chronic infection - if you aren't selling dead you don't get the feed back on the livers but it can be affecting birth weight and growth rate.

 

[Leereade]

Thanks received my pack this morning back in the post by tea time

 

[Old Tip]

email sent

 

[reverand]

email sent

All the usual crowd are showing up now when they saw the word free

 

[reverand]

Email sent

 

[GrannyAching]

I have to get samples from half my flock! Could be finger in bum time when we heptavac.

As I'm assuming @FlukEVal you want fresh samples like FEC.

 

[FlukEVal]

Thanks for the pack!
If I have a spare 20minutes tomorrow I'll get it back to you! 20spoons from 20 animals or 20 animals in 20 fields?

A teaspoon each from 20 different animals from the same herd - total of 20 teaspoons per griplock (you need only submit one). If you have two different herds you could sample them separately in the griplocks provided - please make sure you label which is which on the bag so the results will make sense to you.

 

[FlukEVal]

As I'm assuming @FlukEVal you want fresh samples like FEC.

Fresh samples would be ideal!

 

[reverand]

What are people's results?
I had one sample with 1 egg in a ten gram sample and 6 eggs in another 10 g sample. I'm guessing that's low

 

[Leereade]

What are people's results?
I had one sample with 1 egg in a ten gram sample and 6 eggs in another 10 g sample. I'm guessing that's low

Had 1 rumen egg out of 20g

 

[reverand]

When were they last dosed? They will be housed won't they?

 

[Leereade]

When were they last dosed? They will be housed won't they?

Dosed January with fasimex duo yes housed