Last year’s supply problems of various sizes of the Heptavac® P Plus vaccine made clostridial disease and pasteurellosis management challenging for some sheep farmers. But what’s the latest?
February 2023
Molecare Farm Vets, in conjunction with Mole Valley Farmers and Mole Valley Feed Solutions, is pleased to host a Sheep Nutrition talk on Tuesday 1st November from 12-2pm
October 2022
Sheep scab costs the UK sheep industry £78m to £202m every year¹ and the mite causing it is showing signs of resistance to injectable treatments.
September 2022
On an intensive lamb finishing system, where every day counts, Robert Atkinson can’t afford for a worm challenge to knock performance
August 2022
A key factor to maximise lambing percentages and the number of ewes holding to first service is their body condition score (BCS) at tupping time
August 2022
As we approach the breeding season, preparation is key to ensuring your flock is in tiptop condition for the busy mating period
July 2022
Molecare Farm Vets will be running a Faecal Worm Egg Counting course for sheep farmers on Tuesday 14th June, 9am – 12pm.
May 2022
Faecal egg counting is an essential tool for farmers before deciding on an appropriate treatment plan. For sustainable worming, both ewes and lambs should only be treated if a worm burden is present which can be effectively monitored by using faecal egg counts.
May 2022
Livestock farms in the wetter parts of the country will be aware of the damage liver fluke can cause. However, even where the impact on sheep flocks is visible (ie deaths from acute fluke disease), the impact on productivity for both beef and dairy herds, and the impact of subclinical disease in the sheep flock, is often under-estimated.
September 2021
Sheep farmers are being encouraged to include the newer group four and five wormer groups into their parasite control plans to maximise lamb growth potential and to protect other wormer classes.
September 2021
