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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: agri293 on July 05, 2017, 11:05:54 pm

Title: Lamb advice
Post by: agri293 on July 05, 2017, 11:05:54 pm

Hi all bringing in lambs for there Heptevac at the weekend should I dose them and is there anything else I should do

Title: Re: Lamb advice
Post by: bj_cardiff on July 06, 2017, 08:01:55 am

How old are they? I'd worm them and crovect them at the same time

Title: Re: Lamb advice
Post by: twizzel on July 06, 2017, 10:46:14 am

Depends if they need worming ? Have they been wormed this year? You could always do a FEC and find out if it's really needed. I would crovect for flystrike though (or clik if long term keep lambs) if not done already this year.

Title: Re: Lamb advice
Post by: Marches Farmer on July 06, 2017, 01:38:01 pm

Quote from: bj_cardiff on July 06, 2017, 08:01:55 am

How old are they? I'd worm them and crovect them at the same time

Me, too.  White drench for nematodirus at this time of year, or you could get a sample for a FEC and get the results first.