The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Bionic on December 14, 2013, 09:00:19 am
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Just been working out dates in my diary and in Feb the sheep will be due both fluke drench and their Heptavac P jabs. Is it ok to bring them in and give both together?
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Not ideal IMO. Flukicide stresses their systems, the vaccinations need a fully operational immune system. Sometimes the logistics dicate that you must do both together, but IMO (actually, in BH's O ;) but I agree with him) you'll get a better effect if you flukicide first, give it a few days to work through, then vaccinate.
Other opinions may be expressed! lol
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Thank you again Sally. It's no real problem for me to do them separately. They are all close to home. (We don't have enough land for them to be otherwise :D ) So I will probably give them a week I between.
Cheers
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Same here, but I leave the fluke drench till after lambing for the in-lamb ewes, but mine normally get a drench in early January too. Heptavac 3 weeks before 1st one is due to lamb.
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I would give a week between the two. I (being a bit sad :)) work out my fluke timings in Sep/October so that it falls at a sensible time around lambing - usually January and then the next dose will fall after lambing in April.