[Marches Farmer]

Sounds like pasteurella to me too.  There are various strains so vaccination may not rule out all of them - we use Ovivac P Plus.  Sudden deaths in otherwise healthy lambs around this time of year are generally put down to one of these.  Can cause a massive septicaemia - first symptom is sudden death, alas.

[shygirl]

Sounds like pasteurella to me too.  There are various strains so vaccination may not rule out all of them - we use Ovivac P Plus.  Sudden deaths in otherwise healthy lambs around this time of year are generally put down to one of these.  Can cause a massive septicaemia - first symptom is sudden death, alas.

its supposed to be the best ones that die first with parvo, isnt it?

[Brucklay]

I use Ovipast and Lamivac to cover all bases for the lambs and the goats at the same time, then move all adult sheep onto heptavac - it works for us because of the goats.

[Anke]

I use Ovipast and Lamivac to cover all bases for the lambs and the goats at the same time, then move all adult sheep onto heptavac - it works for us because of the goats.

Same here - Lambivac and Ovipast for the goats and Heptavac for the sheep.

[jaykay]

I use HeptavacP on both goats and sheep.

[Marches Farmer]

Yup, it does always seem to be the best ones.  Maybe a very fast growth rate places strain on the organs trying to keep up ....?