Protect against Parasites
Lamb performance and ewe fertility are huge concerns this year with poor forage quality and high parasite burdens on pasture. Lamb growth rates have been depressed particularly by lower sugar and...
View ArticleGETTING FEEDING RIGHT FOR THE PREGNANT EWE
Breeding ewes have very different nutritional requirements depending on the stage of pregnancy. Using simple management tools such as body conditions scoring every 2-3 weeks in the run up to lambing...
View ArticleForage Analyis
With poor silage and grass quality this year along with a forecasted hard winter and high concentrate prices getting winter feeding right for pregnant ewes and finishing lambs is absolutely essential....
View ArticleSchmallenburg Virus (SBV) Monitoring
Schmallenburg Virus (SBV) Monitoring SBV continues to be a worry on sheep farms. It is characterised in sheep by late abortion and birth defects in lambs as well as barren ewes. In order to gather as...
View ArticleCoping with low lamb prices
The lamb price is at its lowest point since 2009 at an avg of 128p/kg LW, 25% lower than 12 months ago. Whilst these prices are very disappointing and when we got used to better prices in recent years...
View ArticleSBV, What you need to know.
The UK sheep industry is justifiably very concerned about the Schmallenberg virus (SBV). There are many sources of information available to sheep farmers on the internet and from various organisations...
View ArticleMay 2013 Parasite Forecast
Follow this link to the NADIS monthly parasite forcast webinar for sheep and cattle farmers written and presented by Peers Davies MRCVS from Pro-Ovine Sheep Vets....
View ArticleLatest Schmallenberg virus results show transmission even in a very cold...
I would like to bring to the attention of sheep farmers and veterinary colleagues the results of recent active surveillance for Schmallenberg virus (SBV). Blood samples were taken in mid-March 2013...
View ArticleNew Membership Options for 2014
Membership Options for individuals and Farmer Discussion Groups There are four tired membership levels for individual flocks (BestValue, Bronze, Silver and Gold) to suit the amount of input you would...
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Parasite Forecast Webinar
Pro-Ovine write and present the monthly parasite forecast webinar for NADIS (National Animal Disease Information Service) using detailed Met office data which gives the latest information on trends and...
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