Dosing sheep

melboy

Hi, I am new to this farming game. Could anyone plz advize how often
do you need to dose sheep {horned} and when giving sheep an injection
{8/1} jag where is the best place to inject them thanks

Username John

melboy wrote: »

Hi, I am new to this farming game. Could anyone plz advize how often
do you need to dose sheep {horned} and when giving sheep an injection
{8/1} jag where is the best place to inject them thanks

Have a read of this thread for dosing info from various people
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=74125305

Re injecting - I would imagine it provides info on the box itself, as to where you should inject?

johngalway

If it's Covexin 8 this should answer your questions:

http://www.imb.ie/images/uploaded/swedocuments/LicenseSPC_10019-115-001_21082010020043.pdf

Specifically on the injection site :

"By subcutaneous injection preferably in the loose skin on the side of the neck, observing aseptic precautions."

Be careful that you're actually getting the needle through the skin and under it. It is easily done that the needle will go into the skin, then out through the skin again. I have also heard of people injecting wool :rolleyes:

Part the wool until you see skin, take a pinch of skin between thumb and forefinger and carefully insert the needle. Remember this vaccination is to go just under the skin, and not into muscle.

After injecting, check around the site, if you feel moisture on your fingers, you may have done it wrong and spilled the vaccine rather than injecting it into the animal.

Not trying to teach you how to suck eggs with the above, just that you said you're new to it.

Give them their initial vaccination as per directions on the label. The pre-lambing booster shot is very important, plan for it and don't miss it.

LostCovey

johngalway wrote: »

If it's Covexin 8 this should answer your questions:

http://www.imb.ie/images/uploaded/swedocuments/LicenseSPC_10019-115-001_21082010020043.pdf

Specifically on the injection site :

"By subcutaneous injection preferably in the loose skin on the side of the neck, observing aseptic precautions."

Be careful that you're actually getting the needle through the skin and under it. It is easily done that the needle will go into the skin, then out through the skin again. I have also heard of people injecting wool :rolleyes:

Part the wool until you see skin, take a pinch of skin between thumb and forefinger and carefully insert the needle. Remember this vaccination is to go just under the skin, and not into muscle.

After injecting, check around the site, if you feel moisture on your fingers, you may have done it wrong and spilled the vaccine rather than injecting it into the animal.

Not trying to teach you how to suck eggs with the above, just that you said you're new to it.

Give them their initial vaccination as per directions on the label. The pre-lambing booster shot is very important, plan for it and don't miss it.

Good advice.

The other thing to highlight that people new to sheep might forget is that vaccination starts off with two shots 4-6 weeks apart depending on age.

It hard to give advice on dosing without knowing your system - the breed is not important, but how you manage your ground will determine what doses you will need when.

LC

martinangus

i am about to take delivery of ten sheep. some broken mouthed horned ewes cheap entry into sheep farming maybe. i know none of the history. i will dose them on arrival . but can anyone advise me what else to do eg should i vacinate them and what for. i was going to flush them and run a blue faced leicester ram with them. any advise please.ps. i have only limited ability with sheep as all i have is babysitting sometimes for my friend.

Conmaicne Mara

martinangus wrote: »

i am about to take delivery of ten sheep. some broken mouthed horned ewes cheap entry into sheep farming maybe. i know none of the history. i will dose them on arrival . but can anyone advise me what else to do eg should i vacinate them and what for. i was going to flush them and run a blue faced leicester ram with them. any advise please.ps. i have only limited ability with sheep as all i have is babysitting sometimes for my friend.

If you don't know their history, or don't trust the history you were told then vaccinate them like they were never done before. They'd need two injections four to six weeks apart with something like Heptevac-p plus. Then, again 4-6 weeks before lambing give them a booster shot.

Your lambs next year, vaccinate them as soon as they are old enough. It will tell you on the box, it is a great thing which saves many animals lives each year.

You could ask your vet about an FEC test maybe for the dosing, then have a better idea of what they need or don't need.

DMAXMAN

if you dont know their history this year you could dose for fluke

martinangus

i dossed them with panacure, and will vacinate them, thanks to all who replyed.