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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: shrekfeet on January 24, 2011, 03:50:58 pm

Title: drenching
Post by: shrekfeet on January 24, 2011, 03:50:58 pm
My breeding plan says that I should drench and heptoval 4 weeks before lambing - agreed? Any thing else I should be doing that I might have missed?
Title: Re: drenching
Post by: Rosemary on January 24, 2011, 05:32:32 pm
What are you drenching with?

I Heptavac P Plus 4 weeks before lambing; I also take the opportunity to have a wee check of feet and condition.
Title: Re: drenching
Post by: shrekfeet on January 24, 2011, 05:44:35 pm
will have to check and post tomorrow. I'm guessing you aren't turning the ewes to check the feet
Title: Re: drenching
Post by: Rosemary on January 24, 2011, 07:26:33 pm
No, I do them like the farrier does horses feet. I always do them like that.
Title: Re: drenching
Post by: shrekfeet on January 25, 2011, 12:53:10 pm
the drench product is Fasimec Duo S
Title: Re: drenching
Post by: shep53 on January 25, 2011, 01:24:08 pm
Hello you are correct dosing pre-lambing , my only thought is do you need to dose for fluke and worms this is what fasimec duo is for ?
Title: Re: drenching
Post by: shrekfeet on January 25, 2011, 01:49:25 pm
we don't have a fluke problem and we are not on wet ground but that is what I have in stock. Any reason not to use it?
Title: Re: drenching
Post by: Rosemary on January 25, 2011, 07:53:51 pm
Look up www.NOAH.co.uk (http://www.NOAH.co.uk) and the Compendium section. This lists all medicines and stuff for animals with dosage rates, contr-indications, withdrawal periods etc etc. I find it very useful.
Title: Re: drenching
Post by: shep53 on January 25, 2011, 09:04:19 pm
Good evening , no there is no problem useing it, but you are giving your ewes something they dont need