1. Always make sure any treatment you give is fully effective.
Please can you spare a few minutes to complete a survey about the site and what improvements we could make for the future. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SCOPS2019.
SCOPS is an industry led group that works in the interest of the UK sheep industry. It recognises that, left unchecked, anthelmintic resistance is one of the biggest challenges to the future health and profitability of the sector.
The SCOPS group was formed to develop sustainable strategies for parasite control in sheep, facilitate and oversee the delivery of these recommendations to the industry and ensure that new research and development is incorporated to refine and improve advice given to the sheep industry.
SCOPS includes representatives from a wide range of industry organisations – logos and links are below. The equivalent organisation for cattle is the Control Of Worms Sustainably (COWS).
With variable weather across the country and rising temperature despite the high rainfall in many areas, SCOPS is urging sheep farmers to use FECs (faecal egg counts) to monitor the worm challenge in their flocks. FECs will help determine the need to treat lambs - and you vet or advisor/SQP can advise on what product to use. A list of product choices can be found in the SCOPS Know Your Anthelmintics Guide. Remember to test to see if your wormer has worked effectively. Click here for details on testing for resistance.
SCOPS is also asking users of this website to provide feedback, so we can develop the site further in the future. If you can give up a few moments of your time to help, you will find the survey at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SCOPS2019. Thank you.
