Ovivac p

[Stewartry hill]

Any one been brave enough to stop using it been using it for that many years I don't know why I started and I am looking at cost's

 

[reddragon]

yes done it. ist year np probs. 2nd year vaccine pays itself

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Not brave enough here...don't have to lose many to pay for vaccinating the rest

 

[Al R]

Don't heptavac but do ovivac the ewe lambs.
Will have to ask vet how much a PM is as we do have the odd unexplained death in the ewes around lambing?

 

[bovine]

Dealt with so many dead sheep when people have decided to save money that it's a 'no brainer'.

 

[ISCO]

Last year first time in years we missed ovivac p in lambs as son had 3 months off with apendicitis and then pneumonia. He had always questioned why we used Ovivac p, not anymore, this year he is insisting they are all done as he was sick of dead lambs last September due to pasteurella.
All ewes also done with Hep P.
Worth the money for peace of mind in my view.

 

[Al R]

Last year first time in years we missed ovivac p in lambs as son had 3 months off with apendicitis and then pneumonia. He had always questioned why we used Ovivac p, not anymore, this year he is insisting they are all done as he was sick of dead lambs last September due to pasteurella.
All ewes also done with Hep P.
Worth the money for peace of mind in my view.

At what age can you give ovivac P and what's meat withdrawals? Had 3 nice fit lamb die at a month old now :/ @bovine

 

[roders65]

At what age can you give ovivac P and what's meat withdrawals? Had 3 nice fit lamb die at a month old now :/ @bovine

Over 3 weeks old, no meat withdrawal

 

[TexelBen]

Would you Ovivac or heptavac lambs? We heptavac ewes and tups, and used both on lambs in the past,just wondering which would be best

 

[bovine]

If they are not breeding then Ovivac is fine. Some people (especially those keeping own replacements or selling breeding stock) do the primary course of Heptavac as lambs and then they can be easily drafted into the breeding flock. If you start with Ovivac you need to do a primary course of Heptavac later.

 

[TexelBen]

Cheers @bovine, we do keep quite a few of our own replacements, heptavac it is.

 

[neilo]

Cheers @bovine, we do keep quite a few of our own replacements, heptavac it is.

Depending on the proportion you're keeping for breeding, another primary course of Heptavac for the ewe lambs later, can work out a lot cheaper than doing all lambs with Heptavac. The price difference is a fair bit now.

 

[TexelBen]

Thanks @neilo, We've just heptavac'd because that what we've done for a good few years, not really thought about it too much. I'll see what price difference is [emoji4]

 

[GTB]

We stopped using Hep P for the ewes and Ovi P for the lambs last year due to price difference between them and Bravoxin or similar. No probs yet but I'm getting very nervous since a farm down the road lost 90 ewe lambs last autumn.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

. No probs yet but I'm getting very nervous since a farm down the road lost 90 ewe lambs last autumn.

Has he had them PM'd?

 

[GTB]

Has he had them PM'd?

Not all of them but yes some of them were PM'd.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Not all of them but yes some of them were PM'd.

What did it come back as?

 

[GTB]

pasturella/pneumonia I believe.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

pasturella/pneumonia I believe.

I won't like that

 

[GrannyAching]

Don't heptavac but do ovivac the ewe lambs.
Will have to ask vet how much a PM is as we do have the odd unexplained death in the ewes around lambing?

Carmarthen Vet Centre £46 plus £5 disposal charge for a lamb - includes testing to destruction for cause of abortion.