Wynnstay’s recent SQP workshops saw 70 of the company’s animal health advisers primed to assist Welsh sheep producers stamp out flock foot problems. The company’s four…
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The newest sheep wormer on the market, Startect, has been reclassified as a Prescription Only Medicine – Veterinary Surgeon, Pharmacist, SQP product (POM VPS) from a…
There has been a lot of focus on the re-categorisation of some of the wormers at present but SQPs should also be giving advice now on…
Sheep will face an increased threat from liver fluke, gastrointestinal worms and blowfly strike this August and September, while cattle are at increased risk from parasitic…
Warm wet weather is causing a sudden rise in worm egg counts and could pave the way to an earlier fluke season this year, according to…
Practical advice for diagnosing and controlling worms – the effects of which are estimated to cost the British sheep industry £84 million per year – is…
A report highlighting the benefits of introducing sheep to an arable enterprise has been published by the National Sheep Association (NSA). The Benefits of Sheep in…
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has launched a sheep disease surveillance dashboard to make it easier for farmers and vets to view sheep disease…
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has called on Michael Gove, the new environment secretary, for reassurance to give sheep farmers confidence of his enthusiasm for the…
NADIS and Merial Animal Health are warning sheep and cattle farmers that recent above average temperatures could lead to a rise in parasitic disease in growing…
