Animal Health [SS.FC.AH]
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…
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Sheep Abortions – Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis is the second most common cause of abortion in ewes in the UK behind EAE. This factsheet is part of the Sustainable Sheep Systems series and covers what causes…
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Enzootic Abortion of Ewes (EAE)
Enzootic abortion of ewes (EAE) is the most common infectious cause of abortion in sheep in the UK. This factsheet is part of the Sustainable Sheep Systems series and covers what…
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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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Preventing Watery Mouth
A product that some sheep farmers use at lambing time, Spectam Scour Halt, has supply issues and therefore will not be available for the coming lambing season. Spectam Scour Halt (active ingredient: spectinomycin) is the only licensed oral antibiotic for watery mouth prevention in neonatal lambs.
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Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: episode 4 – Natural alternatives to reduce reliance on anthelmintics
Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of eight podcasts. Each podcast will look at the latest research around animal health & welfare, with the aim of providing…
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Mineral Supplementation
Forage crops are good high energy and protein feeds; however, minerals (particularly trace elements) are low in forage crops. Therefore, mineral supplementation is advised where forage crops make up a large proportion of the animal’s ration. The silage/hay fed alongside forage crops will provide some additional minerals however, forage crops are low in most of the trace elements.
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Sustainable Sheep Systems – Mastitis (podcast)
Daniel Stout speaks with Professor Laura Green OBE and Poppy Frater about the latest research on mastitis, the pathogens involved and how we can refine management and nutrition in sheep…
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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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