We cover all aspects of sheep health and welfare. Here, our team of vets and VetTechs give us the latest flock health advice and information to help drive performance in your flock.
Winter always brings with it uncertainty when it comes to weather. When the weather deteriorates the necessity for housing is likely and we’ll start to see an increase in foot problems in sheep. Sarah Hampson gives us a rundown of the most common causes of lameness, how to identify […]
Fluke has a significant impact on the UK agricultural economy through sheep deaths, decreased production, poor fertility and liver rejections at abattoirs. The risk that fluke presents is highly determined by the climate. With increasing temperatures and wetter weather, the risk is ever rising and has been over the last […]
With the sheep clipped and weaning imminent, now’s the perfect time of year to have a good sort through the ewes and decide who’s staying and give these some TLC pre-tupping. We asked Becca Dodd to explain the importance of this!
With the wool off it’s much easier to assess […]
Toxoplasmosis and enzootic abortion (EAE) are the two most common causes of sheep abortion that are diagnosed from post-mortem submissions by the Animal Plant and Health Agency (APHA) (Figure 1). Sheep abortion results in considerable economic loss to the flock and increases stress during lambing.
Both diseases can cause abortion (lambs […]
Lots or people are talking about it and one day, it may even play a role in subsidy. Healthy soil is actually a living entity with >5,000 species and more individual organisms in one handful as there have ever been humans on Earth.
But what does healthy soil mean? There is […]
The warmer weather recently has been a lovely reminder that summer is on its way. As always, a new season brings a new set of diseases to be thinking about. When it comes to sheep and summer one important one to be aware of is Blowfly strike or in more […]
For those in the know, teaser rams provide an invaluable and relatively low cost aid in the breeding management of their flock. Dan describes what they are, why they are effective and how to pick the best ones.
With the days lengthening and the weather turning warmer, spring will happily soon be upon us. However, unfortunately that also means that fly season is on its way, with all the unwelcome irritation and nuisance that flies cause to livestock and the people that work with them. Tom […]
In late gestation the energy requirement of each fetus increases significantly. […]
Sheep lameness is one of the most important health and welfare issues affecting sheep farms in the UK. The 5 Point Plan has been developed to help manage footrot in particular. However, some of the principles are important to controlling other causes of lameness.
In […]
