Sheep - Foot Rot

Muckit

Came across this in the Independent today. I'd know f*ck all about sheep, but if it solves the problem, fair play and good luck to them

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/education/latest-news/students-set-sights-on-big-profits-as-cure-for-hoof-rot-grows-legs-3085598.html

johngalway

The New Zealand lads, and others, seem to be breeding it out of their sheep, which would seem like the best solution. Anything which causes a problem - get rid.

Fair play to the two lads though.

rancher

Muckit wrote: »

Came across this in the Independent today. I'd know f*ck all about sheep, but if it solves the problem, fair play and good luck to them

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/education/latest-news/students-set-sights-on-big-profits-as-cure-for-hoof-rot-grows-legs-3085598.html

At 20 euros a foot, I think I'll stay footbathing

snowman707

rancher wrote: »

Muckit wrote: »

Came across this in the Independent today. I'd know f*ck all about sheep, but if it solves the problem, fair play and good luck to them

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/education/latest-news/students-set-sights-on-big-profits-as-cure-for-hoof-rot-grows-legs-3085598.html

At 20 euros a foot, I think I'll stay footbathing

it's re usable , not like my socks you don't have to throw it away after one usage :eek:

LongTail

Fair play if it works. We are using engemycin spray at the minute. Has a nice fizzing sound when you spray it on to the foot. It's the strongest spray I've come across since the good ol Kopertox which disappeared from the market a few years ago.

LostCovey

LongTail wrote: »

Fair play if it works. We are using engemycin spray at the minute. Has a nice fizzing sound when you spray it on to the foot. It's the strongest spray I've come across since the good ol Kopertox which disappeared from the market a few years ago.

A fizzing sound eh - they must really be going all out to produce a really strong spray if they built that in.:rolleyes:

By any chance do they put in a powerful colour as well like a blue or a purple or even..... a green.:eek:

Nothing could withstand that combination.:D

Rovi

LongTail wrote: »

We are using engemycin spray at the minute.

Another POM that'll require diagnosis and prescription by a vet for (IF!) it to be of use for this particular ailment.

Richk2012

Has anyone tried the vaccine for foot rot , or know anything about it ??
Caught 4 lame lambs with the crook this evening when feeding the ewes , awful scalds on them .

TITANIUM.

Sorry for bringing up this old thread lad's but tis foot rot or scald is causing me major problems with the lambs. I've footbathed then. Been catching the bad cases when I'm feeding them pairing spraying and injecting. But there's new cases popping up quicker then I can cure them. There on an out farm that has no sheep handling facilities really. I'd have to run them into the trailer and do them load by load. A neighbour suggested that I dose them with footvacs. But I don't think that it will cure the existing cases will it. These lambs are all texel and suffock cross.
I know that there are a good few seasoned sheep men here whose sheep husbandry skills are fair superior to my own, so all and any advice welcome. Thanks

rangler1

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Sorry for bringing up this old thread lad's but tis foot rot or scald is causing me major problems with the lambs. I've footbathed then. Been catching the bad cases when I'm feeding them pairing spraying and injecting. But there's new cases popping up quicker then I can cure them. There on an out farm that has no sheep handling facilities really. I'd have to run them into the trailer and do them load by load. A neighbour suggested that I dose them with footvacs. But I don't think that it will cure the existing cases will it. These lambs are all texel and suffock cross.
I know that there are a good few seasoned sheep men here whose sheep husbandry skills are fair superior to my own, so all and any advice welcome. Thanks

Footvax will help in the treatment of footrot, used it here in the pedigree ewes because of the length of time they were in the shed after lambing.
but it was only ever used here as a preventative, it has to be worth try lameness really knocks the thrive.
you'll probably still have to treat the badly infected ones with antibiotic

just edited to say that footvax is prone to leave abcesses at the injection site

Green farmer

TITANIUM. wrote: »

These lambs are all texel and suffock cross.

Thanks

Something else to think about. I have one ram in particular that gets lame very easily. What I noticed that his lambs are also very prone to it. Just something to think about when selecting your rams for next years crop.