Sheep News

MSD Animal Health has launched its 2025 FlockCheck diagnostic scheme, which offers a subsidised blood test for toxoplasmosis and EAE.

SCOPS and COWS have offered advice on using the very limited number of products available for treating liver fluke.

NFU Cymru is urging Natural Resources Wales to reverse its decision to phase out permits for sheep dip disposal to land.

A Wiltshire farmer has been given a suspended prison sentence after decaying sheep carcases were found on the farm.

Experts are worried that the inclusion of rumen fluke egg counts on lab reports could result in knee jerk reactions, or distract from liver fluke.

The UK’s chief veterinary officer has just announced that the UK is now in the seasonally vector low period for bluetongue virus. 

The coastguard was called after members of the public tried to enter the water near Dunstanburgh Castle to rescue the injured animal.

An innovative navel protection solution offers reduced mortality and heavier lamb weights compared to traditional iodine treatment.

A series of lambing advice events will be held in the UK in 2025 with a focus on ewe nutrition and body condition scoring. Independent sheep consultant Nerys Wright will speak at each of the events to offer advice and highlight the benefits to farmers of improving ewe performance and lamb health.  

Mother and daughter Elaine and Issy Hartley, of the Pendle flock, Roughlee, Nelson, stood both champion and reserve with twin March 2024-born pedigree Blue Texel lambs.

Farmers are being warned to take extra care with medications after a working sheepdog swallowed a hormone implant used on sheep.

Females peaked at 700gns on three occasions at the Merry Belles sale at Welshpool Livestock Sales’ principal centre on Thursday, 12th December 2024.