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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: princesspiggy on January 17, 2011, 06:27:25 am

Title: wormerers for pregnant sheep?
Post by: princesspiggy on January 17, 2011, 06:27:25 am

my new sheep are in-lamb for april. is it wise to worm them now as they have just arrived or wait until they have lambed? i have oramec oral and panomec injections, but neither mention pregnancy in their smallprint.
thanx  ::)

Title: Re: wormerers for pregnant sheep?
Post by: NLL on January 17, 2011, 07:52:53 am

I,ve just wormed my march lambers with cydectin, i dont know about the wormers you have.

Title: Re: wormerers for pregnant sheep?
Post by: TenTors on January 17, 2011, 11:29:39 am

I also wormed my three ewes with Cydectin before putting them to the ram at beginning of November - for April lambs? I do not know of any conflict between Cydectin and pregnancy (I try to avoid handling them during pregnancy to minimise any risk of miscarriage - although wormer drench is fairly easy to give).).

Title: Re: wormerers for pregnant sheep?
Post by: waterhouse on January 17, 2011, 06:49:28 pm

We wormed all ours a couple of weeks ago at the vet's suggestion despite one being imminent (now delivered)

Title: Re: wormerers for pregnant sheep?
Post by: Rosemary on January 17, 2011, 07:30:22 pm

Our vet advised worming / fluking when they move from the lambing pens to the clean grazing with their new lambs.

Title: Re: wormerers for pregnant sheep?
Post by: ellisr on January 17, 2011, 08:08:51 pm

I have just wormed with cydectin and it says it is safe for pregnant ewes