Scouring lambs.

[lamb or beef]

Evening all. Looking some advise. January born suff cross lambs getting very dirty empty and dull. Would it be cocci or nematodirus? Would it be save to dose them with an noromectin and veccixon at the same time?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I’d say cocci bit early for nemo
Get the vet to do a sh!t sample

 

[andybk]

cocci

 

[daithi]

No point in dosing with Noramectin for nematodirus, a white wormer will take care of them save the iveemectin for later on.

 

[Skintagain]

As said likely cocci, likely been housed a while? Hanging around creep feeders?

 

[lamb or beef]

Yeah they were housed for 3weeks after lambing before going out. Been at grass 3 weeks now.

 

[jamesy]

Cocci, get them treated ASAP. I had a disaster with it 10 or so years ago with lambs of similar age.

 

[Downtrodden Dad]

I’d say cocci bit early for nemo
Get the vet to do a sh!t sample

Agree with the sample to the vets and any other year would say it was far to early for nemo except our vets diagnosed it in a lamb last week, and that is Cumbria.

 

[lamb or beef]

Agree with the sample to the vets and any other year would say it was far to early for nemo except our vets diagnosed it in a lamb last week, and that is Cumbria.

Sample away to the vet but they have to send it away for testing. Would I be better dozing for nemo and cocci just to be sure?

 

[jamesy]

I’d suggest dosing for cocci at least as they can go downhill very rapidly if not treated.

 

[Farmer_Joe]

Sounds like cocci get them sorted ASAP or you start losing em, its dear stuff mind hence why I use deccox blocks to stop ewes shedding eggs can get half pallet of blocks for same price as 5l vercoxan,( not sure if they would work on indoor lambing?) has to use block pre lambing so I think only option is vercoxan ?

 

[MDL POWERUP]

Agree with the sample to the vets and any other year would say it was far to early for nemo except our vets diagnosed it in a lamb last week, and that is Cumbria.

I dosed lambs last week with a white wormer as they were scouring, vast majority are dry now. Or it could be just wet grass?

 

[lamb or beef]

dosed them with vercoxan on the 21th of March within a week they had dried up and perked up. Doing well and hope to get a draw of them next week. Cheers lads.