DJ98 wrote: » Have a severely lame ram, was spraying his foot with alymicin spray and footbathing, both done nothing for him, got antibiotics off the vet last week for him and he was getting better but notice today's he's worse than ever, lump of fluid I think on what I'd call his ankle area, just above the hoof, won't put this leg on the ground at all, any ideas what's it could be?
Dinzee Conlee wrote: » Could it be CODD? See attached - look for CODD in it, or google CODDhttps://www.qmscotland.co.uk/sites/default/files/diagnosis_treatment_of_lameness_guide.pdf
DJ98 wrote: » Lookw very like that, is it curable?
wrangler wrote: » Anyone at kiernans mill last night, great presentation by Tommy the Vet, if you think I'm fanatical about ensuring sufficient colostrum, you'd want to hear him. I thought the farmer giving the first presentation was very poor, suggesting giving substitute biestings even before the lamb sucked, pfft :eek:
roosky wrote: » I was there wrangler....Ya tommy was good he is an exciting speaker just gets you listening. i was let down by the guest speaker farmer, i dont mean to be in anyway harsh on the lad but all he had going for him was flock size and with 68% of flocks having under 100 ewes its hard to see the benefit in getting speakers with large flocks for the sake of it......you were better with a lad with 100 ewes on 25 acres running a really technically efficient system. The artificial colostrum advice bugged me and to not be able to give a stocking rate, not even a round figure was strange.
razor8 wrote: » Did Tommy not contradict him? Sounds very strange advice to be giving out at a talk
wrangler wrote: » What did you think of dipping the navels in Jeyes Fluid, I don't think I'd agree with that either He uses it pure when it's supposed to be diluted at about 30 to 1 :eek:
charolais0153 wrote: » Auld lad is fierce fond of it. Did the farmer pr vet say that? Puts a nice smell around the place
roosky wrote: » I put jeyes fluid and white spirtis and things like putting burned oil on orf or ring worm in the same bracket..............if you wouldn't to it to your own open or exposed flesh i wouldn't do it to an animal Like lets say you get a dirty cut you would happily spray blue spray or iodine on it.....would you hell put white spirits or neat jeyes fluid on it
joe35 wrote: » Regarding the new tags, I only need to order slaughter tags this year and was wondering is the grant available for them. Also how long is the grant open for. I've plenty of eid tags so wouldn't want to ordèr any till next year at the earliest. TIA
Dickie10 wrote: » do i need eid tags in lambs going to factory say next week?
wrangler wrote: » No, we have until 1st june nowhttps://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/revisions-announced-for-mandatory-extension-of-eid-tagging-to-all-sheep/
kk.man wrote: » How will one go about selling young lambs with their mothers at the marts if no old tags available?
roosky wrote: » You will have to use 2 new eid i would say, no more old ones being sold, the extension until june is to use up old tags but your obviously ahead of the game !
kk.man wrote: » Imagine those tags on small lambs ...surely a cruelty issue.
wrangler wrote: » You don't have to use big tags We use these on baby lambs, we only use one but they'll supply EID and non EID on the same number if you wanthttp://www.quicktag.co.uk/products/234-tagfaster-senior-eid-twins.aspx?CategoryID=82
Green farmer wrote: » How do they work out in comparison to cormac etc ? Any cheaper ?
wrangler wrote: » We got them for 95c last year but I see they're €1.19 this year ......here's the equivalent Cormachttps://www.cormactagging.ie/sheep Much easier on small lambs anyway, pity the others are so dear, we used get them on a roll and had an automatic gun for putting them in
