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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: sabrina on April 17, 2013, 02:01:54 pm

Title: Liver fluke
Post by: sabrina on April 17, 2013, 02:01:54 pm

Just finished watching Landward that I had recorded. Topic on liver fluke in cattle and sheep in Scotland which has been put down to the very wet weather. Being seen quite  bit on animals that were born and stayed on the same farm. nasty looking. another thing to worry about.

Title: Re: Liver fluke
Post by: The Irish Shepherd on April 17, 2013, 03:57:46 pm

Sabrina,

If you drench for fluke, you should be fine, keep a close eye for wet/slimmy bottom jaw.

Any concerns, pm me, used to shepherd a 1,000 ewes

Ed

Title: Re: Liver fluke
Post by: JMB on April 17, 2013, 07:12:22 pm

Yes we've had 2 die already. Wormed again with combinex 4 weeks ago, just got FEC results back from vet today, still got fluke.
I could sit and cry but all I can do is drench again, do another FEC and hope.
There have been alot of losses round here. Tragic.
J xxxxxx

Title: Re: Liver fluke
Post by: Dans on April 17, 2013, 11:34:44 pm

JMB try with a closantel based drug this time, FEC before and after see if that helps. But remember it will leave the young fluke behind

Dans *who got her 5 secs of fame on that Landward*

Title: Re: Liver fluke
Post by: lamblyn on April 18, 2013, 07:30:20 am

What is "Landward"?

Title: Re: Liver fluke
Post by: tizaala on April 18, 2013, 07:38:13 am

Quote from: lamblyn on April 18, 2013, 07:30:20 am

What is "Landward"?

when you turn to face the land........ :innocent:

Title: Re: Liver fluke
Post by: in the hills on April 18, 2013, 08:39:46 am

Landward - like a Scottish version of Countryfile.


Were you featured then,  Dans? ....... tell us more and we can re-watch and look for you.  :wave:

Title: Re: Liver fluke
Post by: Dans on April 18, 2013, 10:23:01 am

Just a short close up of me counting eggs in a very dry sample while they were talking about fluke. Hadn't wanted to be on it but gotta admit it made me smile to see it. It's on Iplayer still.

Dans

Title: Re: Liver fluke
Post by: in the hills on April 18, 2013, 11:07:01 am

Fame at last, Dans.  ;D


Will take a look.

Title: Re: Liver fluke
Post by: JMB on April 18, 2013, 07:30:21 pm

Thanks Dans.
Can't get flukiver as vet recommended, seems to be a shortage, so we did them again today with Mebadown ( still closantel but a combi) and will FEC in another few weeks. Think it will be regular dosing from now on,
 Jxxxxx

Title: Re: Liver fluke
Post by: Dans on April 18, 2013, 07:41:50 pm

Good luck. Have you got any very very wet areas you can keep the sheep away from?

Dans

Title: Re: Liver fluke
Post by: JMB on April 18, 2013, 09:03:09 pm

We don't have enough room to fence bits off really, although we are downsizing this year so should get easier. Maybe thinking of housing them in the winter if we only have a few.
We have a burn with wet areas around it, but it's been so wet this year and last that its all saturated.
Our farmer nextdoor has been fluking his sheep every few weeks so we are all in the same boat.
Anyway, fingers crossed that we can control it a bit from now on
Thanks again xxxxx