Real-time updates on blowfly risk – produced via an ongoing collaboration between Elanco and NADIS – now show the risk level increasing to “medium” across some…
Browsing: Sheep
The first cases of blowfly strike in 2020 have been reported in several locations in the UK via the Elanco Blowfly Strike Tracker, which is located…
The risk of nematodirus is likely to be extremely variable this season across the country and the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) says the…
With the mild, wet winter set to result in an extremely variable challenge to young lambs from nematodirus across the country, the Sustainable Control of Parasites…
Sheep farmers are being reminded of the importance of only worming their ewes when necessary at lambing to minimise the threat from anthelmintic resistance. Traditionally, farmers…
SCOPS has worked with Zoetis Animal Health to release updated advice on the use of moxidectin, and particularly the 2% injectable formulation, following a joint workshop.…
Farmers should be worming their stock based on actual risk rather than historic treatment data after Parasite Watch revealed a significant variation in worm patterns over…
A new UK-wide cattle and sheep industry group is to be created to speed up progress against endemic diseases and reputational challenges, which are costing the…
Experts from the University of Nottingham have found, using sensing technology, that lame sheep adjust how they carry out certain actives, such as walking, standing or…
Until a UK-EU trade agreement is reached, tariff-free exports to the EU and demand from China for New Zealand and Australian lambs present a “decent outlook”…
