Animal Health [SS.FC.AH]
How to Spot Q Fever and What Action to Take
The disease Q fever is caused by the bacteria Coxiella Burnetii which can infect cattle, sheep and goats. It can also cause disease in humans, usually with ‘flu-like’ symptoms which…
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Targeted Selective Treatment in Sheep
Wormer resistance is becoming an issue on many farms across the country and all farmers should look at options to improve the efficacy of wormers in their systems. Targeted Selective…
Read More >Alternative Clostridial Vaccines
There have been lots of supply issues over the last two years and some medicines have been affected. You may have struggled to get hold of the products you usually…
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Making Sheep Systems Sustainable: Controlling Liver Fluke
Daniel Stout speaks with Dr Philip Skuce from Moredun Research Institute about liver fluke in sheep. Resistance to triclabendazole, the only flukicide effective against all stages of immature fluke, is…
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Sustainable Sheep Systems – Getting on top of lameness
Agricultural Consultant Daniel Stout speaks with Professor Laura Green OBE about how best to get on top of footrot and reduce lameness in the flock. Laura has been involved in…
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Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: episode 1
Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of podcasts. Over the course of 2021, we’ll be bringing you 8 podcasts, each falling under the theme of animal health…
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