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Giving Heptavac P Plus pre Lambing.

  • 23-02-2018 06:24PM
    #1
    Bleating Lamb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,960 ✭✭✭


    Have timed lambing for later than normal this year.Probably no harm with how wet things are.Ewes will be lambing from around March 25th and scanner said most will Lamb in a fortnight from then.Wouldnt I need to vaccinate them this weekend to let the antibodies build up for first ones lambing(will be a month out from Lambing)?
    Thanks for any replies.


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  • #2
    sheepfarmer92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 241 ✭✭sheepfarmer92


    Bleating Lamb wrote: »
    Have timed lambing for later than normal this year.Probably no harm with how wet things are.Ewes will be lambing from around March 25th and scanner said most will Lamb in a fortnight from then.Wouldnt I need to vaccinate them this weekend to let the antibodies build up for first ones lambing(will be a month out from Lambing)?
    Thanks for any replies.
    Id do them this weekend, did ours this week and were starting on the 20th


  • #3
    Lambman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭Lambman


    Bleating Lamb wrote: »
    Have timed lambing for later than normal this year.Probably no harm with how wet things are.Ewes will be lambing from around March 25th and scanner said most will Lamb in a fortnight from then.Wouldnt I need to vaccinate them this weekend to let the antibodies build up for first ones lambing(will be a month out from Lambing)?
    Thanks for any replies.
    Did my 2nd batch 2 days ago due till lamb 28th March.


  • #4
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,371 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    Lambman wrote: »
    Did my 2nd batch 2 days ago due till lamb 28th March.

    Thanks for the reminder


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