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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Bramblecot on October 09, 2013, 11:14:14 am

Title: Pre-tupping drench
Post by: Bramblecot on October 09, 2013, 11:14:14 am

Any recommendations for drenches pre-tupping please?  Preferably one that can be used post lambing too.  Thanks.

Title: Re: Pre-tupping drench
Post by: Foobar on October 09, 2013, 11:52:56 am

Do you mean a mineral supplement drench?

Title: Re: Pre-tupping drench
Post by: shep53 on October 09, 2013, 12:58:27 pm

Depends what you are deficient in or just wasting money

Title: Re: Pre-tupping drench
Post by: SallyintNorth on October 09, 2013, 06:29:47 pm

If you will give copper mid-pregnancy, as you may need to do depending on your sheep breed(s) and local deficiencies, then you may need to be cautious about giving chelated or otherwise longlasting copper now ;)

If you are using a chelated - ie top quality - drench mid-pregnancy then you can probably use a cheaper one now.

Which one depends on your local conditions and the breed and condition of your sheep...  Up here we would mostly give a short-term copper-cobalt-selenium drench now, or without copper for Texel sheep, with the full-blown chelated drench mid-pregnancy.

Title: Re: Pre-tupping drench
Post by: Bramblecot on October 09, 2013, 08:10:56 pm

Thank you Sally.  The local agri store are pushing their own brand (no change there) but I just wondered what other folk use.