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SCOPS and COWS invite vets and advisers to Test-Based Control of Liver Fluke webinar
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) and Control of Worms Sustainably (COWS) are inviting vets and advisers to a webinar exploring the 'Test, Don't Guess' mantra for test-based liver fluke control in sheep and cattle, and how the addition of a new lateral fluke liver fluke test is opening up options for controlling this production-damaging parasite.
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October 2024
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Reminder from SCOPS about bluetongue and insecticides
With the ongoing bluetongue situation in the UK, SCOPS would like to remind farmers, vets and advisers that insecticides will not prevent midges biting livestock so should not be prescribed as a way to prevent bluetongue or reduce transmission. Speaking on behalf of SCOPS, independent sheep consultant Lesley Stubbings says: “Insecticides do not kill midges fast enough to prevent the first bite, and that first bite is all it takes to transmit bluetongue.
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September 2024
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Series two of popular SCOPS podcast lands
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) Group is delighted to announce the first episode of the second series of its popular podcast is now live – available from the SCOPS website or wherever you get your podcasts. Kevin Harrison, Gloucestershire sheep farmer and SCOPS Chair, says: “Following the overwhelmingly positive reception to series one of the SCOPS podcast, it made absolute sense for us to commission series two.
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July 2024
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SCOPS involved in important new sheep scab project
SCOPS is delighted to be part of a new project investigating the resistance of scab mites to ML injectables. The project will be led by Moredun, with support from Glasgow University, SRUC and SCOPS, and will build on the success of the 'For Flock's Sake' and other projects working to tackle sheep scab throughout the UK.
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June 2024
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SCOPS Nematodirus Forecast gives confidence in low-risk year
While the cold and quite often wet weather in early spring made lambing harder work than usual in many parts of the UK, the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) Group says it also reduced the nematodirus threat to 2024-born lambs – something that has been demonstrated by the SCOPS Nematodirus Forecast.
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May 2024
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Now is the time to start faecal egg counts (FECs) on February and March-born lambs, says SCOPS
While roundworm activity so far this season has been relatively low, the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) Group says the recent temperature increase means this could change quickly on many farms, as warm, damp conditions encourage larvae to hatch from eggs and develop into infective larvae on pastures.
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May 2024
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Clarity provided about role of insecticides in reducing bluetongue transmission
Lesley Stubbings of the SCOPS Steering Group has supported advice from the Ruminant Health & Welfare Group (RHWG) about avoiding ineffective and sometimes inappropriate steps to reduce midge activity in the hope of reducing bluetongue transmission. She is quoted in a RHWG press release below, urging farmers not to use insecticides in an unsustainable way.
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May 2024
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Practical advice issued for users of the SCOPS Nematodirus Forecast
Wide fluctuations in temperature, weather patterns and topography means the nematodirus threat continues to be hugely variable for sheep flocks up and down the UK – which is why the traffic light warning system built into the Nematodirus Forecast provided by the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is so valuable to sheep farmers.
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March 2024
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SCOPS podcasts proving to be an invaluable resource
The first series of podcasts from the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group are proving hugely popular – with farmers, vets and advisers alike. Series one is made up of four 40-minute episodes covering a range of topics and is already a hit with many listeners.
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March 2024
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SCOPS updates widely-used tool for sheep producers
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is pleased to release the newest version of its popular ‘Know Your Anthelmintics Groups’ guide, which is a free and widely-used resource in the sheep sector. Kevin Harrison, Gloucestershire sheep farmer and SCOPS Chair, says: “I can’t count the times I’ve used the SCOPS Know Your Anthelmintics guide when making decisions about my flock, to remind myself which group a wormer belongs to or check other details.
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March 2024
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SCOPS highlights APHA warning about ticks
SCOPS would like to draw sheep farmers' attention to the warning from the Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) about increased early season tick activity. Because ticks were detected on livestock throughout the winter months and, due to the warmer weather through some of February, there may be increased tick activity earlier than expected this year.
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March 2024
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Free online SCOPS forecast will help producers deal with huge variation in disease risk this spring
Following a very wet winter and one of the warmest February on record, experts in the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group are predicting the threat to lambs from nematodirus will be extremely variable across the UK in 2024. Using the SCOPS Nematodirus Forecast at www.
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February 2024
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