Free Fluke Test

[GrannyAching]

Mine was negative. Blooming quick too - less than 36 hours from post to e-mail - been grazed out all winter - Fasinex end Oct and Flukiver End January.

 

[Leereade]

@Darren Hough

 

[Darren Hough]

@Darren Hough

2 days to late pal

 

[FlukEVal]

Thank you to everyone who got in contact with us, I know some of you have already had the results and hope this has been helpful to you!

The response has been so good we are now closed to anymore requests for the free fluke test.

 

[reverand]

Thank you to everyone who got in contact with us, I know some of you have already had the results and hope this has been helpful to you!

The response has been so good we are now closed to anymore requests for the free fluke test.

The free word has magical properties

 

[nelly55]

They must have only got mine this morning ,result this afternoon.1 yard clear the other 1 egg.So wormer/fluke must be working.

 

[Al R]

Thank you to everyone who got in contact with us, I know some of you have already had the results and hope this has been helpful to you!

The response has been so good we are now closed to anymore requests for the free fluke test.

Mine will be in the post tomorrow, she indoors missed the post office!

 

[Old Tip]

Mine will also be off tomorrow, too busy spreading it before the rain comes to send some today

 

[Old Tip]

Struggling to get my samples in the bag, have I collected too much, don't want a burst on route or things could get messy

 

[FlukEVal]

Struggling to get my samples in the bag, have I collected too much, don't want a burst on route or things could get messy

Yes, the gripseals should be at most half full. If you're worried about them bursting please could you double bag them with a freezer bag or something similar.

 

[nelly55]

Struggling to get my samples in the bag, have I collected too much, don't want a burst on route or things could get messy

My OH double bagged and put into another envelope ,paying extra postage as she didn't want cow poo all over the sorting office.I did think she had collected two much,but great service and as I said quick results

 

[Old Tip]

My OH double bagged and put into another envelope ,paying extra postage as she didn't want cow poo all over the sorting office.I did think she had collected two much,but great service and as I said quick results

I did the same in the end, was dreading the lady in the post office asking what was in my parcel and what value it had

 

[Shadow]

I did the same in the end, was dreading the lady in the post office asking what was in my parcel and what value it had

I went to the post office the other day with 3 parcels: soils samples, muck samples and DNA samples. The lady's face was a picture when she heard that

 

[Keith_G]

I think there needs to be some sort of interpretation of the results sent out rather than just a figure which on its own means nothing. With all bulk milk sample tests for fluke (antibody response) there has been a corresponding risk interpretation attached. Liver fluke is a big egg layer so single figure egg counts should/could mean low risk and no need to jump for the drugs or is your test different? Is yours s floatation test? If so, the result is magnified if I am correct, but by what and what is low, medium and high risk?

 

[Old Tip]

I agree Keith, there should be some indication as to what the results mean, otherwise it is meaninglessness. I got mine and rang the vet as I was a bit worried but unfortunately we were both in a rush so will have to catch them again to discus what I do, would normally dose the sheep again pre lambing anyway but I guess it dose show they need doing. Some of the cattle arnt looking as bright as they should so I now know why, dosed them earlier than usual in the autumn so I guess missed some immature ones and there causing the problem. I did four batches so paid for the extra two.

The results for the fluke test are as follows (number of eggs in 10g faeces):

Sheep 1 - 98 liver fluke eggs and 2 rumen fluke eggs, these were dosed two months ago and are lambing now
Sheep 2 - 7 rumen fluke eggs, these were dosed a month ago due to lamb mid April
Cow 1 - 8 liver fluke eggs and 36 rumen fluke eggs, these are cows and were dosed a month after housing and are calving now
Cow 2 - 38 liver fluke eggs and 49 rumen fluke eggs these are last years calves and again were dosed a month after housing

So are these really bad, most of the stock is in really good nick but some of the cattle are a bit scoured hence testing and the odd sheep has a dull fleece.

OT

 

[Downton_shep]

I agree Keith, there should be some indication as to what the results mean, otherwise it is meaninglessness. I got mine and rang the vet as I was a bit worried but unfortunately we were both in a rush so will have to catch them again to discus what I do, would normally dose the sheep again pre lambing anyway but I guess it dose show they need doing. Some of the cattle arnt looking as bright as they should so I now know why, dosed them earlier than usual in the autumn so I guess missed some immature ones and there causing the problem. I did four batches so paid for the extra two.

The results for the fluke test are as follows (number of eggs in 10g faeces):

Sheep 1 - 98 liver fluke eggs and 2 rumen fluke eggs, these were dosed two months ago and are lambing now
Sheep 2 - 7 rumen fluke eggs, these were dosed a month ago due to lamb mid April
Cow 1 - 8 liver fluke eggs and 36 rumen fluke eggs, these are cows and were dosed a month after housing and are calving now
Cow 2 - 38 liver fluke eggs and 49 rumen fluke eggs these are last years calves and again were dosed a month after housing

So are these really bad, most of the stock is in really good nick but some of the cattle are a bit scoured hence testing and the odd sheep has a dull fleece.

OT

What did you drench the sheep with?

 

[Old Tip]

What did you drench the sheep with?

First batch was Combinex (yes I know I shouldn't use a combined) second batch Flukeiver, it's very wet here so plenty of fluke about

 

[Downton_shep]

I would say it looks like you might have some TCBZ resistance.

 

[Downton_shep]

In past fluke tests we've not had a count back just + or -

 

[reverand]

First batch was Combinex (yes I know I shouldn't use a combined) second batch Flukeiver, it's very wet here so plenty of fluke about

Was sheep 1 done with combined ?