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Drying off texel ewes

  • 29-06-2020 05:28PM
    #1
    countyhouse
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    For the first time last year, I had problems with drying off a few of my texel ewes. I put them in a field which had been grazed tight and I checked them twice over a two week period, but I still had trouble with mastitis. Any advice as I will be taking lambs of ewes in about two weeks?


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  • #2
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,224 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    countyhouse wrote: »
    For the first time last year, I had problems with drying off a few of my texel ewes. I put them in a field which had been grazed tight and I checked them twice over a two week period, but I still had trouble with mastitis. Any advice as I will be taking lambs of ewes in about two weeks?

    Need to check the bitches twice a day, heqrd a lad that said he puts half a tube of dry cow treatment in them


  • #3
    joe35
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    Garlic locks are supposed to help in the prevention. Not sure if it's true or not


  • #4
    joe35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭joe35


    We don't use them. Asked a fella in the co-op would the prevent maggots, he said they were to prevent mastitis


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