The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: devonlad on April 26, 2017, 08:12:56 pm
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Hi all,
apologies if this sounds alarmist but I'm really just looking for a bit of reassurance.
When i'm not on TAS I do occasionally dabble in a couple of facebook based marketplaces/forums (fora ?) sorry but its true,
one of them has in the last few days had a run of people talking about losing lambs after heptavac injection this year - there is also talk of a large batch recall late last year, for unspecified reasons. which may or may not have something to do with it.
we usually vaccinate our lambs about now and I was planning on getting a bottle in prep for this weekend- has anyone heard anything about this ?
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Hi,
If there was a recall then all sockists and vets will have had to return the batches that are affected and too be brutally honest I have a feeling those that have said they have lost lambs after dosing with heptavac have used older stuff that has been open a while as it is supposed to be used within 10 hours after first withdrawal and then discarded responsibly after that, if I were you I would seek my vets advice as they will have the upto date information and have the fresh batches in. I have given all my lambs their two doses and have never lost one to this years dosing. I would take what some people on the facebook marketplaces/forums with a pinch of salt as some may be trying to promote a lesser product.
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still can't get any clostridial vaccine in France. No reason given for not having the product available during peak period of vaccination....