Weaning should be viewed as the starting point for next season’s lamb crop, with poor ewe condition and hidden trace element deficiencies potentially costing flocks valuable…
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Haemonchus has become an increasingly important topic for the sheep sector, with many producers encountering the parasite for the first time in 2025. However, experts are…
Time is running out for sheep farmers and vets across the UK to have their say in the UK Lambing Survey 2026, with the survey closing…
NoBACZ Healthcare has released the fourth installment of its AMTRA-accredited online training course for SQPs on topical wound care in small ruminants. The latest module, launched…
Sheep farmers will have the opportunity to help reduce their flock’s carbon footprint through both improved ewe efficiency and lower methane emissions following the results from…
The latest SCOPS forecast shows widespread blowfly risk across the UK, prompting warnings that sheep farmers may need to act earlier than usual this season to…
The University of Edinburgh, working with The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group and other partner organisations, led by Rob Kelly, clinical lecturer, has…
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) is urging sheep farmers to pause and assess before reaching for a routine Nematodirus treatment this spring. Warm…
Orf is present on almost nine in 10 UK sheep farms, with significant cost and welfare implications, according to new research from the Royal Veterinary College…
Sheep farmers are being encouraged to take a proactive approach to managing cobalt deficiency, also known as pine, in newly weaned lambs, as surveillance data1continues to…
