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Dosing ewes pre-mating

  • 01-09-2016 9:14pm
    #1
    Siamsa Sessions
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    Was reading a promo brochure for a mineral drench earlier today. It mentioned dosing ewes for worms and fluke 2-3 weeks before leaving the ram out.

    We'll be dosing for worms this week and fluke in a fortnight's time. The ram will be going out mid-October.

    Would it be worth dosing for worms again in 3 weeks time, if the promo brochure is right?

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  • #2
    premier10
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    Well normally I dose ewes at least one month pretupping for fluke and worms. Then, give them a mineral about two weeks before the ram is let in. I don't why or how effective redosing ewes after a few weeks could be, maybe if there was a bad infestation of worms/fluke but in general think it could be seller's talk. One dose should be enough.


  • #3
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    premier10 wrote: »
    Well normally I dose ewes at least one month pretupping for fluke and worms. Then, give them a mineral about two weeks before the ram is let in. I don't why or how effective redosing ewes after a few weeks could be, maybe if there was a bad infestation of worms/fluke but in general think it could be seller's talk. One dose should be enough.

    Adult Ewes don't usually need a worm dose, however they expel a lot of worm eggs on the grass at lambing and they're dosed then to protect the lambs....... and there's even different opinions on the need for that dose


  • #4
    Country lad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 218 ✭✭Country lad


    Dosed ewes for fluke two weeks ago and will be giving them two cc of ivomec classic on first Oct and putting ram with them on the 20 oct


  • #5
    geros29
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭geros29


    rangler1 wrote: »
    Adult Ewes don't usually need a worm dose, however they expel a lot of worm eggs on the grass at lambing and they're dosed then to protect the lambs....... and there's even different opinions on the need for that dose

    I assume they'd still want a fluke dose though ranger?


  • #6
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    geros29 wrote: »
    I assume they'd still want a fluke dose though ranger?

    Fluke dose is very important on farms that have fluke, never have it here


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  • #7
    Username John
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    Fluke dose is very important on farms that have fluke, never have it here

    Surprised to hear you don't have fluke... I thought you had heavy-ish enough land in places Rangler?

    Any idea why or how you don't have fluke?


  • #8
    rangler1
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    Username John wrote: »
    Surprised to hear you don't have fluke... I thought you had heavy-ish enough land in places Rangler?

    Any idea why or how you don't have fluke?

    Land is heavy alright but wouldn't be wet,(apart from the wet years)
    Have two acres of rushy peaty land and often wonder why I don't have fluke there


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