I talk often enough here about worms, and worm counts, and also growth rates as ways of monitoring the impact of parasites on our sheep flocks. One thing I don’t consider so much as an early indicator to parasites is reduced feed intake, or changing grazing behavior. Perhaps its because I am now enjoying walking …
CCN – Polioencephalomalacia or cerebrocortical necrosis. It is the time of year I start to be asked about CCN in sheep and lambs, and although there are also many other causes of neurological signs in young sheep this is a fairly common one, especially when the weather is very wet! Which means things are likely …
Ovine chlamydiosis is a bacterial disease acquired from infected sheep or goats. It causes abortion in sheep and goats and is known as ‘enzootic abortion in ewes’ (EAE). Chlamydophila abortus infections are the most common cause of abortions in sheep in the UK. Infected sheep and goats often have no symptoms when they first become …
With the wet weather, Autumn is undeniably here! The soggy conditions under foot are often blamed for an upsurge in sheep lameness, but let’s look at what we can control! Soggy feet are vulnerable to all sorts of lameness, but if there is not a sky high level of infectious bugs in the flock for …
