Lambman wrote: » Worm dosed lambs here today with zerofen lambs weren't dirty at all they looked dirtyier a few weeks ago... seem till be doing ok nothing lagging behind anyhow but might go with a cobalt oral dose at the weekend in them as I'll be shifting them then onto new grass... have a bottle off the cobalt with b12 lying here say I'll go with that instead a mixing up a batch myself... what's people's schedule this time off year for cobalting lambs? Every worm dose i guess for handyness? Or handier again bolus them although it's costly and didn't prove a great success here last year!
Lambman wrote: » Cattle man what bolus lasts 8 weeks and would ya not get that cover or very near it just oral dosing? The 2 bolus idea wouldn't work IMO because if you give 2 at the same time then they will both be breaking down at the same time so will be just releasing twice as much cobalt but for no extended period... there supposed till do lambs 6 months so giving them another at that stage will end up very costly especially when most lambs will be away or factory ready by then and anything else shouldnt be far away so wudnt need 6 months cover.... unless keeping replacements which I won't be.
Username John wrote: » The Mayo bolus are 8 weeks...http://www.mayohealthcare.ie/product-details.php?ID=8 Used em before, wasnt impressed then - I ended up oral dosing as well. If I had lambs again, I would test with giving two of these bolus... Thats where I was coming from with the two bolus Lambman
rangler1 wrote: » Be interesting to know how much cobalt their lamb bolus is supplying, Their 12mth one seems to have a huge amount of cobalt....Up to 2mg/day
Lambman wrote: » Anyone use the uniblock sheep mineral bucket says it contains cobalt maybe a option post weaning?
DJ98 wrote: » Lambman wrote: » Anyone use the uniblock sheep mineral bucket says it contains cobalt maybe a option post weaning? Currently have them out with ewes and lambs and I see this are hopping off the stuff
Lambman wrote: » Good stuff are they costly and are the sheep sore on them?
cattle man wrote: » Dosed all lambs last weekend moved to a cydectin drench this time bolused all lambs with 8 week bolus 25 cent a bullet. Will use a new type wormer orange (startect) next dose when dung samples indicate I need to dose.
Lambman wrote: » ... could buy and mix cobalt for the next 5 years for that ?
razor8 wrote: » What price is startect now. Our vet said it has dropped significantly in price this year?
ganmo wrote: » Lambman wrote: » Anyone use the uniblock sheep mineral bucket says it contains cobalt maybe a option post weaning? It has 80 mg/kg, if they'd eat half of what a ewe would they'd be getting 0.8mg a day
Lambman wrote: » Bought mineral lick buckets today as i dont know how till post pictures heres the ingredients per kg 1.cobalt 60mg 2.iodine 440mg 3.selenium 32mg 4.manganese 1000mg 5.zinc oxide 3600mg 6.zinc hydrate 400mg.... what yous wreckon? There was no uniblock buckets or id off went for them if there was.
Lambman wrote: » Bought 8 but didn't put any in field yet there's 68 ewes and 107 lambs.... might still go with a oral drench now at weekend when moving them and keep licks for when weaning in maybe 3-4 weeks... not sure wat till do might throw in a half till get them used till it along with the drench... 4 be skimpy tho if they do take till them.
