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Pre-lambing Nutrition
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Pre-lambing Nutrition

It’s coming towards that time of year….. lambing time! The 6 weeks pre-lambing are crucial as 70% of the lamb’s growth is in this period; causing ewe requirements to double but having reduced appetite from being heavily pregnant. Getting pre-lambing nutrition right is essential for a good lambing season. Pete [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-11-19T10:49:19+00:00 November 19th, 2019|Sheep|

Worms for every season
Sheep

Worms for every season

Jo Brown is the author of this month’s Tails. What are we going to worm with and most importantly – do we need to worm them? As much as we don’t want to admit it, Autumn is creeping in quickly. Last cuts of silage are making it into the pit [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-09-12T12:41:17+00:00 September 12th, 2019|Sheep|

Cobalt Deficiency in Lambs – Maximising Growth Rates
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Cobalt Deficiency in Lambs – Maximising Growth Rates

Ruminants require cobalt in their diet as rumen microbes use this trace element to synthesise Vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is essential for energy metabolism and deficiency can result in sub-optimal growth rates in lambs. Andy Henderson explains this a little bit more. Deficiency can be compounded by other risk factors [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-08-14T08:59:47+00:00 August 14th, 2019|Sheep|

Planning Ahead
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Planning Ahead

July should be a fairly quiet time in the flock calendar and hopefully, many lambs are close to finishing or already away. It’s now time to figure out why we had marked certain ewes for culling back at lambing time and also select or source whatever replacements are needed to [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-07-12T14:49:37+00:00 July 12th, 2019|Sheep|

Sheep Scab – scratching that itch!
Sheep

Sheep Scab – scratching that itch!

Did you know that Sheep Scab can infect up to 60% of your flock before any clinical signs are seen? So it’s a pretty important condition to control. Dan Stevenson gets us up to speed… Sheep Scab, also called Psoroptic Mange, is caused by the mite Psoroptes Ovis. Infected sheep [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-06-14T11:23:45+00:00 June 14th, 2019|Sheep|

The use of faecal worm egg counts to reduce worm resistance.
Sheep, Youngstock

The use of faecal worm egg counts to reduce worm resistance.

With summer nearly here and the weather warming up, it is important to worm your fat lambs effectively. If you have already wormed your lambs, are you sure your wormer has worked effectively? With increasing resistance to wormers reported across the industry, Steph is here to tell us more about [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-06-14T11:11:13+00:00 June 14th, 2019|Sheep, Youngstock|

Why are dung beetles so good?!
Beef, Dairy, Management, Sheep

Why are dung beetles so good?!

It’s great to see stock out again at the start of what we hope will be a fantastic grazing & growing season. It is often easy to forget what other life is also working hard for us in our fields, such as the humble dung beetle (bee & earthworm among [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-06-14T10:41:00+00:00 June 14th, 2019|Beef, Dairy, Management, Sheep|

3 major things to consider when weaning lambs
Sheep

3 major things to consider when weaning lambs

Weaning will be on the horizon for many flocks now. There are several factors that can affect the success of weaning lambs; so it’s obviously a crucial period for lamb and ewe health. The ultimate aim is to wean without affecting growth rates – simple? When to wean? There is [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-05-09T16:03:37+00:00 May 9th, 2019|Sheep|

High Risk for Nematodirus
Sheep

High Risk for Nematodirus

It’s that time of year again where Nematodirus rears its head, increasing the disease risk for young lambs out at pasture. We wanted to revisit the disease again, because the SCOPS forecast for March and April indicates a moderate to high risk for almost all areas of the UK (see [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-04-08T09:27:33+00:00 April 8th, 2019|Sheep|

Worm burden management in lambs at turnout
Sheep

Worm burden management in lambs at turnout

Good worm control is essential for the success of all sheep flocks. From the moment lambs are turned out onto pasture they are at risk from developing a worm burden. Jess Clayton our resident SQP at Whitchurch tells us more. A burden can cause decreased appetite, reduced growth rates, damage [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-04-03T13:51:38+00:00 March 11th, 2019|Sheep|

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