Author Topic: Still don't know what to do :( (Read 5313 times)

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #15 on:** August 02, 2015, 05:28:57 pm »

Quote from: Hillview Farm on August 02, 2015, 02:55:03 pm

I will also be looking into cheaper vaccines for the meat lambs.

Our vet said that in our system on our land, we could Ovivac the lambs for their first course, switching the keeping females onto Heptavac at the next booster. So yes, it's worth looking into.

shep53 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 02, 2015, 09:53:49 pm »

Interesting , but since you have to give 2 doses of the product to get full protection and hep p contains protection of 4 more diseases , how would that work ? QUOTE from MSD animal health the manufacturer " animals that were started on ovivac p + and are kept for breeding should receive the full two dose course of hep p + "

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #17 on:** August 03, 2015, 12:43:09 pm »

We don't tup them as lambs

Hillview Farm · « **Reply #18 on:** August 03, 2015, 06:01:56 pm »

So you dose them the next year twice with the heptavac?

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #19 on:** August 03, 2015, 06:19:00 pm »

Oh, I see what you mean. Yes, we do. They get Hepx2 pre-lambing.

shep53 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 03, 2015, 08:35:18 pm »

AH now I understand, this is the method used by most farmers , I thought you meant one ovivac injection then heptavac 4-6 wks later

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #21 on:** August 03, 2015, 10:32:07 pm »

My fault - I phrased it very badly. Sorry!

Womble · « **Reply #22 on:** August 03, 2015, 11:34:28 pm »

So Sally, if I've understood this properly, your routine must be something like:

3 weeks old - First Ovivac
8 weeks old - Second Ovivac

Then for ewes retained for breeding:

1 Year old - Ovivac booster
Nearly 2 years (6 weeks pre lambing) - First Heptavac
Nearly 2 years (2 weeks pre lambing) - Second Heptavac
Nearly 3 years (before having second lamb) - Heptavac booster

I can see this wouldn't be economical with the small number we have, but it's certainly interesting - thanks for sharing

Kimbo · « **Reply #23 on:** August 04, 2015, 09:48:57 am »

Womble? How is it that you know to ask all the things I want to know?

Me · « **Reply #24 on:** August 04, 2015, 12:47:17 pm »

Quote from: SallyintNorth on August 03, 2015, 12:43:09 pm

We don't tup them as lambs

I will send you a Charmoise to revolutionise your world

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #25 on:** August 04, 2015, 08:03:47 pm »

I'd love to try a Charmoise, Me - but our world is a tough world for livestock and I can't think we'd want to tup any ewe lamb. We'd sooner give them the extra growing time and have them live and produce longer. We don't sell drafts.