Weanlings at turnout

saranac1

Upon turnout of yearlings this march 2013 what are you using as dosing,

Levastas diamond ?

Zanil?

Blackleg in certain areas?

Anything else that is on the market that you lads use????

hoseman

Vitamins just giving,might go with albex,will consult vet first,alredy used levas diamond. hoping to turn out end of month,lucky plenty of slurry storage and fodder.

TUBBY

Nothing. Dosed six weeks after housing for fluke and worms.
They will not pick anything up in the sheds and by waiting six weeks, will have captured everything.

So will wait and see how they get on out at grass but would consider dosing on turn-out a waste.

If land is very wet (and it looks like it will be), they will prob need a dose a few months after going out.

Farm King

Does anybody, or is it even possible to draw up a dosing /vaccination plan for the whole year, i.e. exactly when dosing is planned for and what exactly you intend to give? Maybe weather conditions etc dont allow this. I would like to be able to have a annual plan in place for dosing beacause at the minute its a bit hit and miss and doing it whenever you feel some animals need it. Should I consider introducing testing also?

munkus

Ah ha! finally. took ages to get that picture up.

That's a basic on what we do every year. the "Albex" can be any white drench (Albendazole). Older stock get a dose when ever they need it, as far as we can tell. Our land is dry enough and fluke doesn't seem to be a problem. Never taken dung samples which is something we should do I suppose. The copper injection is very important for us and they don't thrive without it.