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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: SallyintNorth on July 14, 2015, 11:45:45 pm

Title: Whatever happened to Schmallenberg?
Post by: SallyintNorth on July 14, 2015, 11:45:45 pm

is a question Liverpool Uni are researching, and they're calling for sheep keepers in the South of England to help.

linky (http://www.rbst.org.uk/News/RBST-News/Schmallenberg-Virus-Study)

Title: Re: Whatever happened to Schmallenberg?
Post by: kanisha on July 15, 2015, 11:18:06 am

as I understand it there has been a resurgence of cases in Germany as new unprotected animals contract it during pregnancy.
presumably it will continue at a low level

Title: Re: Whatever happened to Schmallenberg?
Post by: TheSmilingSheep on July 16, 2015, 04:30:12 pm

Our local vets are recruiting farms for research in Devon....

Need to have at least 30 sheep and to have bred at least 12 lambs I think sine last April....

And be willing for bloods to be taken and assessment for midges over the winter...

I'm sure they'd be delighted to hear from anyone interested: St Boniface Vets, Crediton....

Title: Re: Whatever happened to Schmallenberg?
Post by: Marches Farmer on July 16, 2015, 08:13:41 pm

I think it may turn out to be one of those things that comes and goes, depending on the weather conditions and whether the wind is from the East over the summer.  Next time it heads our way most of our sheep population will be naive.