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pharnorth

  • Joined Nov 2013
  • Cambridgeshire
Re: Starting with sheep
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2019, 07:39:57 pm »
You are nearly correct on flock numbers. Yes any bought in sheep will already have tags and you only tag ones born on your holding with your flock number. Your flock is registered to the holding and each sheep on your holding is associated with that CPH regardless of whether it has someone elses tag number on it, or your own.

tommytink

  • Joined Aug 2018
Re: Starting with sheep
« Reply #16 on: February 26, 2019, 07:18:47 pm »

If you look up a lady by the name of Leslie Perret on You Tube, she is a very experienced sheep keeper / breeder, there is a series of blogs she has made that give you all the correct info you will need before starting with your flock.


There is also a lot of good advice given by members on your post.

Thanks for the tip. Found the channel so will watch those.

Tim W

  • Joined Aug 2013
Re: Starting with sheep
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2019, 07:22:29 am »
Great advice from Fleecewife and others as usual  :thumbsup:


Sadly this is no longer as sure as it once was.  Some vets are now suggesting Zolvix as part of the annual on-farm worm programme, so although no resistance has yet been recorded, afaik, it will no longer necessarily be the case that any worms the sheep bring with them have never been exposed to Zolvix before.  Read this article from March 2017 for more.

There ism now confirmed resistance to Zolvix in UK ---parasites only took 9 years to develop resistance to this new drug!
(Mind you the kiwis managed it in 3 years ----)

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Starting with sheep
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2019, 11:37:31 am »

There ism now confirmed resistance to Zolvix in UK ---parasites only took 9 years to develop resistance to this new drug!
(Mind you the kiwis managed it in 3 years ----)

 :(

But thanks for the update :thumbsup:
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