Pre tupping drench

[nb844]

Bought a few ewes to Tup early, all abit last minute. Will probably put the Tup in next week and was just thinking of giving the ewes a combi drench. Any harm in doing them this close to tupping?

 

[cotswoldcs]

Will do no harm. Probably a good time if you are going to do it once a year. May do no good or might be worthwhile. Can you do an on farm test by not drenching some and marking and recording. How many ewes?

 

[nb844]

Only 37, doing it mainly to make sure they aren’t bringing anything in with them

 

[CopperBeech]

If that’s your motivation they want to come on farm inside a shed and get zolvix and flukiver. Combo drench about as much use as tits on a bull.

 

[cotswoldcs]

Ah worm drench sorry. I thought you were talking about a pre tupping mineral drench.

We don't worm any ewes pre tupping but I definitely would if they were newly purchased.

 

[M-J-G]

Fluke drenches are almost certainly not going to do anything at this time of year.

 

[cotswoldcs]

Excuse my ignorance but we don't have a fluke problem and don't routinely treat any sheep for it. I thought September was a good time to treat for fluke if it were an issue. The reason I ask is that we've taken on a block of land a few miles away and it's very different land to ours. It can flood and is wet all year round. We're keeping running ewe lambs/ theaves there at the moment. I'm keen not to bring fluke onto our farm so want to make sure I treat them before they come back home end September early October. What product would you recommend?

 

[CopperBeech]

Excuse my ignorance but we don't have a fluke problem and don't routinely treat any sheep for it. I thought September was a good time to treat for fluke if it were an issue. The reason I ask is that we've taken on a block of land a few miles away and it's very different land to ours. It can flood and is wet all year round. We're keeping running ewe lambs/ theaves there at the moment. I'm keen not to bring fluke onto our farm so want to make sure I treat them before they come back home end September early October. What product would you recommend?

Something with closental, like flukiver

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Fluke drenches are almost certainly not going to do anything at this time of year.

Depends what ground you’re on… I had FEC on sone sheep I run on NT ground. It’s wet ground, came back with fluke eggs