When will it be safe to dip?

[muleman]

simple rule,dip em,no worries what they had they have'nt got it when they come out

No doubt dipping is the best....but its just if you dare throw in-lamb ewes through the tub.

 

[sean m]

No doubt dipping is the best....but its just if you dare throw in-lamb ewes through the tub.

i think if you go sensibly they are fine,from what i see on a lot of farms the most stressfull bit is folk getting them in

 

[Agrivator]

No doubt dipping is the best....but its just if you dare throw in-lamb ewes through the tub.

If you wanted sheep to abort, dipping them wouldn't have much success. The worst effect at this time of year is that the odd sheep among the first few through can be prone to a heart attack, and it takes about 50 sheep, at a wild guess and depending on how long you keep them in, to take the chill off the water.

 

[scottish-lleyn]

If you wanted sheep to abort, dipping them wouldn't have much success. The worst effect at this time of year is that the odd sheep among the first few through can be prone to a heart attack, and it takes about 50 sheep, at a wild guess and depending on how long you keep them in, to take the chill off the water.

An old woman down the road with a few sheep (around 150 odd) bought in some cute little stores from the mart rotten with scab so everthing needed dipped mid winter around jan i think was very cold anyway. I went down with my bro to lend a hand. She had an old metal diesel tank with the top cut off full of water and had a large bonfire lit around it to heat the water probably quite a good idea but my god i just about peed my self laughing when i saw it. It did heat the water and the sheep got a nice warm soak. I thought her old david brown tractor was going to bust into flame as she hadnt takin the tank off the forks so she could tip it in the dipper when i warmed.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

An old woman down the road with a few sheep (around 150 odd) bought in some cute little stores from the mart rotten with scab so everthing needed dipped mid winter around jan i think was very cold anyway. I went down with my bro to lend a hand. She had an old metal diesel tank with the top cut off full of water and had a large bonfire lit around it to heat the water probably quite a good idea but my god i just about peed my self laughing when i saw it. It did heat the water and the sheep got a nice warm soak. I thought her old david brown tractor was going to bust into flame as she hadnt takin the tank off the forks so she could tip it in the dipper when i warmed.

Brilliant!! ???

 

[The sheep dipper man]

Simple rule;

Injection does not do lice.

Pour on does not do scab.


If you can't tell which you've got, you need to use both.

That makes no sence! just get them tested will save money in the long run

 

[The sheep dipper man]

Hello TFF peoples - I'm looking for a little advice please.

Just as I was flushing the hill ewes for tupping, I noticed a few starting to itch that little too much to be nothing. All were given 40ml of ectofly with hope it was just lice, the problem hasn't gone away. Tups have been in since 9th Nov and they all seem settled.

When will be safe to put them through the dipper? No rush on movements etc as all stores, culls and fat lambs are away. Just don't want to cause any trouble by stressing them, few have picked there side out but nothing is throwing themselves at the fences with curled lips etc

All advice appreciated

We have dipped 10s of thousands of inlamb ewes at all stages of conception and pregnancy with no reported issues. My advice would be get them tested cause if it is scab it needs to be delt with asap.

 

[Nithsdale]

That makes no sence! just get them tested will save money in the long run

When the vet takes scrapes but can't find anything... you cover your arse!


And we didnt have the setup to accommodate a dipper/contractor.



So from experience it makes perfect sense.

 

[Cmoran]

I usually give 2ml of ivomec classic and 5ml of spot-on seems to work for a while. Just can’t seem to clear it for good!! Everything is dipped in early October and injected with closamecton at the same time.

 

[scottish-lleyn]

I usually give 2ml of ivomec classic and 5ml of spot-on seems to work for a while. Just can’t seem to clear it for good!! Everything is dipped in early October and injected with closamecton at the same time.

I thought they needed two jags of ivomec to clear scab. Could be wrong. Maybe that has been the issue.

 

[sean m]

I thought they needed two jags of ivomec to clear scab. Could be wrong. Maybe that has been the issue.

without been rude,it's no wonder they are finding resistant mites,there is to much confusion and people take advice from old bert up the road,involve the vet or just dip them if you can

 

[scottish-lleyn]

without been rude,it's no wonder they are finding resistant mites,there is to much confusion and people take advice from old bert up the road,involve the vet or just dip them if you can

I agree with you 100% thats why i questioned the method. Im not 100% sure what the doses are but if i was using it i would be using it to the manufacturers instructions. I dip my sheep anyway not that i have scab just tidies them up a sheep thats been through the plunge always looks better after.

 

[scottish-lleyn]

This is the data sheet info for ivomec classic..For the treatment and control of sheep scab Psoroptes ovis, two injections with a seven-day interval are required to treat clinical signs of scab and to eliminate mites. Benzimidazole-resistant strains of Haemonchus contortus and Ostertagia circumcincta are also controlled. Sheep scab (Psoroptes ovis) is an extremely contagious external parasite of sheep. Following treatment of infected sheep, great care must be taken to avoid re-infestation, as mites may be viable for up to 15 days off the sheep. It is important to ensure all sheep which have been in contact with infected sheep are treated. Contact between treated infected and non-treated, non-infected flocks must be avoided until at least 7 days after the last treatment

 

[Cmoran]

without been rude,it's no wonder they are finding resistant mites,there is to much confusion and people take advice from old bert up the road,involve the vet or just dip them if you can

That was my vets advice to use the two products together and it will kill it!! Out of 500 lambs I’ve probably 10 at most which are in a bunch of 100 with signs of itch at the moment never had problem with it until I changed from buying lowland lambs to hill lambs which is strange

 

[The sheep dipper man]

When the vet takes scrapes but can't find anything... you cover your arse!


And we didnt have the setup to accommodate a dipper/contractor.



So from experience it makes perfect sense.

It just sounded strange to buy two products but i understand what you mean

 

[The sheep dipper man]

It just sounded strange to buy two products but i understand what you mean

But there must be an area that you could site something?

 

[1982]

If you use it Dectomax it will treat the scab but it WILL NOT protect from reinfection.You cant turn them back to the same ground as before or they will catch scab from the fences etc.Cydectin 2% will treat the scab and will also stop reinfection from boundary fences or neighbouring sheep etc.Havent used Dectomax for years because of that reason.

 

[MRT]

That was my vets advice to use the two products together and it will kill it!! Out of 500 lambs I’ve probably 10 at most which are in a bunch of 100 with signs of itch at the moment never had problem with it until I changed from buying lowland lambs to hill lambs which is strange

Maybe because before you had lice and sorted it, and now you have scab off the hill which your protocol wont sort