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Quarantine protocols crucial as autumn sales ramp up
With the sales of ewes and rams in full swing, SCOPS (Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep) is reminding farmers of the importance of an effective quarantine protocol - not only to protect their existing flock but also their new purchases.
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September 2025
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SCOPS and COWS welcome BVA's latest policy and highlight extent of work already done
Members of the groups Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) and Control of Worms Sustainably (COWS), welcome the recognition by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) of the need for a cohesive strategy to tackle future parasiticide resistance, with the publication of their new policy on responsible use of parasiticides in grazing animals (July 2025).
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August 2025
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Time your Group 4 and 5 wormers right this season, says SCOPS
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) is advising farmers on the importance of using Group 4-AD (monepantel) and Group 5-SI (derquantel) wormer actives in lambs as a mid-to-late season dose to help manage resistance and support optimal growth rates.
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August 2025
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SCOPS urges farmers to use faecal egg counts and monitor lamb performance following recent rainfall
Following recent showers across some parts of the UK including South East and North West England, the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) are urging sheep farmers to be extra vigilant in monitoring parasite burdens and lamb performance.
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July 2025
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Think it's Haemonchus? Don't panic - test first to be sure.
SCOPS (Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep) is encouraging farmers and the wider sheep industry to stay alert and informed as Haemonchus contortus - commonly known as Barber’s Pole worm - gains more attention across the UK. While recent reports and testing suggest increased interest and possible cases of haemonchosis (disease associated with Haemonchus infections) appearing further north across the country, the reasons aren’t fully understood yet.
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June 2025
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SCOPS at NSA North Sheep
Come and meet the people behind SCOPS at NSA North Sheep this Wednesday 4th June. The event is being held at Greystoke Castle Farm, Penrith by kind permission of the Peile family. SCOPS technical consultant Nerys Wright says " This is the perfect opportunity to come and meet some of the experts of the SCOPS group.
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June 2025
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SCOPS and COWS urge sheep and cattle producers to remain vigilant as the liver fluke risks extends into Spring 2025
The season for disease due to Liver Fluke in cattle and sheep has been shifting later, and 2024/5 is no exception warn SCOPS and COWS. ‘Historically, we would have expected to see acute/sub-acute disease in grazing livestock during the autumn and early winter’ says Philip Skuce of Moredun.
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April 2025
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SCOPS Nematodirus Forecast: Essential tool for determining flock risk amid recent warmer weather
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) Group is once again offering its invaluable Nematodirus Forecast to help farmers, vets and advisers identify when lambs might be at risk of exposure to nematodirus, ensuring timely and effective interventions.
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March 2025
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SCOPS encourages farmers to consider their pre-lambing worming treatments this year.
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) Group advocates a targeted approach to parasite control in ewes, emphasising the importance of assessing ewe condition and utilising faecal egg counts (FECs) to determine the need for worming ewes pre-lambing.
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February 2025
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SCOPS and COWS urge use of FECs to manage ongoing liver fluke threat
Within the range of tools available to producers to monitor liver fluke, experts in the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) and Control of Worms Sustainably (COWS) groups are promoting faecal egg counts (FECs) at this point in the risk period.
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February 2025
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SCOPS investigates new tools to help determine worm species on sheep farms
Working with partners Biobest and Queens University Belfast, the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is exploring a method that could provide farmers and their vets and advisers with valuable information on the worm species present in dung samples.
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January 2025
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SCOPS and COWS encourage care when rotating different products to treat liver fluke
The very limited number of flukicides available to treat cattle and sheep in the UK means it’s essential for farmers, vets and advisers to fully understand their product choices, say the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) and Control of Worms Sustainably (COWS) groups.
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January 2025
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