Hi
I'm having a constant problem with fluke.
I have pregnant ewes in 2 sheds - one is a steel shed, the other is a stone walled shed.
Fields are constantly wet in the autumn/winter so i fluke every 4 weeks to try to keep on top of it. Fluked all the sheep before I brought them into the sheds just before christmas.
The sheep in the steel shed seem to be fine - but the sheep in the stone shed seem to be constantly getting fluke every 2-3 weeks - different sheep not necessarily the same ones.
I drenched them all again 4 weeks ago but every now and again a sheep will pop up with bottle jaw so I'll drench it again and within 48 hours the bottle jaw has gone.
I'm trying to understand how the fluke is surviving - my understanding is that its usually present in warm/wet conditions and needs mud snails to survive but the shed is dry, the bedding is dry so how is this possible? Could it be from the water tank? Its connected to the mains so self filling but could it be that is contaminated somehow??
Thanks
I'm having a constant problem with fluke.
I have pregnant ewes in 2 sheds - one is a steel shed, the other is a stone walled shed.
Fields are constantly wet in the autumn/winter so i fluke every 4 weeks to try to keep on top of it. Fluked all the sheep before I brought them into the sheds just before christmas.
The sheep in the steel shed seem to be fine - but the sheep in the stone shed seem to be constantly getting fluke every 2-3 weeks - different sheep not necessarily the same ones.
I drenched them all again 4 weeks ago but every now and again a sheep will pop up with bottle jaw so I'll drench it again and within 48 hours the bottle jaw has gone.
I'm trying to understand how the fluke is surviving - my understanding is that its usually present in warm/wet conditions and needs mud snails to survive but the shed is dry, the bedding is dry so how is this possible? Could it be from the water tank? Its connected to the mains so self filling but could it be that is contaminated somehow??
Thanks