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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Je on March 29, 2016, 03:46:24 pm

Title: Wormers
Post by: Je on March 29, 2016, 03:46:24 pm

May I ask advice? Two lactating ewes, going out after being housed to lamb and I want to worm and fluke, what is safe for lactating ewes. Also have 2 shearlings in same paddock one of which has lost a little condition suspect fluke. Can they all have the same. Thanks

Title: Re: Wormers
Post by: Marches Farmer on March 29, 2016, 04:00:01 pm

Take a look at the SCOPS website.  If you've a local ag. merchant the SQP could give advice, or try your vet for what works best in your area.

Title: Re: Wormers
Post by: Melmarsh on March 29, 2016, 04:04:08 pm

Hi take individual dung samples to your vet and get them to pool them, perhaps the two ewes specimens and the other two separately but again pooled. Then ask for advice. Ewes often shed worm eggs in large numbers after the stress of lambing. Try not to guess what they need, liase with the vet for best advice  :wave:

Title: Re: Wormers
Post by: Je on March 30, 2016, 09:40:44 am

Thank you Marches and Melmarsh, good advice. Je

Title: Re: Wormers
Post by: Rosemary on March 30, 2016, 02:12:02 pm

Your vet might be able to sell you small amounts of wormer - ours does.

The only time we routinely worm our ewes is at lambing - the stress of lambing leads to large numbers of worm eggs shed. Worming at lambing helps to reduce the worm burden on your grazing subsequently.

Faecal tests don't alwasy show up the presence of fluke.