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- South Pennines ol14
Makes you wonder how they get away with claiming it is on the label
Sheep scab about in mid wales
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- Fife
I was being slightly facetious.
It is generally effective when the procedure is followed correctly, every infected sheep is treated twice and they are moved to a clean paddock with proper biosecurity observed. Unfortunately this is not often followed. Meaning the injection can be thought of as ineffective.
Due to these poor practices some scab mites resistant to dectomax have been reported. To date there is no known resistance to dip.
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- South Pennines ol14
I thought dectomax was a one jab treatment,
It’s a pain knowing you have jabbed properly, especially with mental hill ewes trying to jump up in the race , fair tries the patience
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- Somewhere in time
No it isn't, you're just buying crap ones
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- Fife
I don't buy anything out of Wales. But when I had Welsh sheep on tack they brought scab every year.
And it wasn't due to the poor practice of my customers.
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- Fife
Scab mites can survive off sheep for 17 days. Dectomax gives 15 days cover.I thought dectomax was a one jab treatment,
It’s a pain knowing you have jabbed properly, especially with mental hill ewes trying to jump up in the race , fair tries the patience
If you can guarantee that sheep won't come into contact with mites post injection then it's a 1 jab treatment. But best to give 2 jabs 10 days apart.
Pistonbroke
Member
Anyone I know ( and yes,I am a midwales sheep farmer ) dips every sheep before they are sent off on tack,so yes,it is definitely poor practice from your customers
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- Montgomeryshire
That was a while ago wasn’t it?
Injectibles did work well, if they were administered correctly. There is reportedly widespread resistance to ivermectin within the scab mite population now, so the chances are it won’t work now. Then, after already using an expensive jab (maybe x2, depending on the product), you’ll still have to dip anyway.
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- Ceredigion
2007 , had it bad in some ewe lambs at lambing time , yiu cannot leave them , on a field right by the road ,we would have got crucified if we had not treated themThat was a while ago wasn’t it?
Injectibles did work well, if they were administered correctly. There is reportedly widespread resistance to ivermectin within the scab mite population now, so the chances are it won’t work now. Then, after already using an expensive jab (maybe x2, depending on the product), you’ll still have to dip anyway.
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
How long before dip resistance…
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- North Wales
They must only dip the ones they send off on tack then.
Last time I went to mid Wales the sheep were crawling with scab. I was shocked at the amount rubbing/scratching/itching and I'm not just talking one farm.
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- Fife
Not managed it in the last 70yrs
Pistonbroke
Member
That's a pretty broad brush you're tarring with. Go to Hereford store sale and most of the lambs will have come from over the border but I'd bet a kidney that the scruffiest mongrels there will be English.
Yeah but what there sheep like.
Pistonbroke
Member
Immaculate of courseYeah but what there sheep like.
Yes sheep are covered for 60 days from scab.I believe previously it was licensed for 30 days against scab.
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- South Pennines ol14
Dipper booked for end of month here , the ewes look clean but everyone around us is or has dipped so it would be unfair if I don’t , especially with common grazing
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- West Wales
Unsure how much you know about resistance of things but it’s certain actual scab mite itself is resistant to injectables. You may have 2 sheep from 2 different farms both with scab and injectables May work on one and not the other.
