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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: moprabbit on April 03, 2018, 10:24:49 pm

Title: Shampoo for sheep
Post by: moprabbit on April 03, 2018, 10:24:49 pm

Wondered if anyone could recommend a suitable shampoo for sheep that will get rid of urine stains on the fleece? Also wondered if there was a shampoo that could be used to help prevent fly strike?  Thank you

Title: Re: Shampoo for sheep
Post by: Marches Farmer on April 04, 2018, 09:37:31 am

showtime-supplies may have the product you want.  Are you planning to shampoo now?  Doing so will remove a lot of the lanolin that makes the fleece waterproof.  A pour-on such as Clik is the only thing that will prevent flystrike.

Title: Re: Shampoo for sheep
Post by: moprabbit on April 05, 2018, 09:09:38 am

Thanks MF for your reply.I'm not thinking of shampooing now, just thinking about when we have some decent weather I'd clean up around their backends.

Title: Re: Shampoo for sheep
Post by: twizzel on April 05, 2018, 11:15:56 am

Easiest way is to crutch them out with a pair of jakoti shears or wait until they are shorn