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Select the right wormer to use as different types of worm ‘wake up’ in warmer spring weather
Vigilance and appropriate product choice will be essential to protect young lambs over the coming days and weeks, warns the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group, as the difficult spring continues to challenge flocks. Speaking on behalf of SCOPS, Lesley Stubbings says: “SCOPS is urging farmers to remain vigilant, as the level of risk for nematodirus is now very high in some areas of the country.
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April 2018
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SCOPS nematodirus warning for sheep farmers as spring temperatures (finally) start to rise
Sheep farmers must be on their guard against nematodirus now that a sudden increase in temperatures has been forecast, warns the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group. The SCOPS Nematodirus Forecast map at www.scops.org.uk/nematodirus (pictured) shows South and East England, plus most other lower lying areas of England, are at moderate risk – which means they are within 10 days of a hatch.
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April 2018
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New research shows sheep farmers can save money at lambing time and safeguard the future of their flocks
Anthelmintic treatment of ewes around lambing time, often with long-acting products, has become common practice on UK sheep farms. However, new independent UK research carried out over three years by the Animal Plant and Health Agency (AHPA) and funded by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has found no advantage in blanket worming ewes at lambing.
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March 2018
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Forecast launched to help sheep farmers respond to annual spring threat to young lambs
It may not feel like it in parts of the UK hit by ‘The Beast from the East’ and Storm Emma, but spring is just around the corner – and with it the annual deadly threat from the roundworm Nematodirus in lambs. Responding to the speed with which this parasite can hit, the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is again providing an invaluable forecasting tool on its website.
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March 2018
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Farmers urged to take advice to deal with complicated liver fluke situation
The prediction by the National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS) for a high risk of liver fluke disease in North, West and central Scotland, West Wales and Cornwall this winter have been borne out by incidences recorded over recent months. Given the risk to both sheep and cattle, SCOPS and COWS have come together to remind producers that the high-risk warning followed a year with one of the wettest summers on record and higher than average rainfall in many parts of Great Britain.
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March 2018
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New website launched to help sheep farmers win the fight against parasites
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group has launched a new website today (Thursday 1st March) to provide a one-stop-shop for practical information on controlling sheep parasites. SCOPS is an industry-led group that recognises one of the biggest challenges to the future health and profitability of the UK sheep industry is resistance to the animal health products used to control parasites.
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March 2018
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SCOPS / COWS Liver Fluke update December 2017
Find the latest update on liver fluke in the UK in the pdf:
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December 2017
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SCOPS / COWS Liver Fluke update November 2017
SCOPS and COWS has issued this update on the UK liver fluke risk and recent reports of disease. To report confirmed cases please click on the link below: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BD6Q9L9
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November 2017
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Updated Anthelmintic Product Guide
Download the updated 'Know Your Anthelmintics' Guide here
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October 2017
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SCOPS / COWS Liver Fluke update
SCOPS and COWS will be providing regular updates this autumn and winter, pulling together all information sources to help Vets advisers and farmers make decisions on the need for them to take action. See the attached file for the first instalment.
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October 2017
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Liver Fluke
Experts are warning us to be on our guard this autumn and winter. “There is likely to be a significant risk in some areas” says Dr Phil Skuce from Moredun. “We had a warm dry spring across much of the UK, but since June, a critical time for liver fluke,some areas e.
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August 2017
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New wormer available to sheep farmers
New wormer monepantel, marketed under the brand name Zolvix, became available on 1st July 2017 in the UK, for use by farmers via SQPs, pharmacists and vets. Independent sheep consultant Lesley Stubbings welcomes the product’s launch but wants to make sure farmers strike the right balance when using it.
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July 2017
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