Cobalt for lambs

You can get cobalt sulphate and mix it yourself, I think when I worked it out it cost under 1c/lamb each time. Cobalt only lasts about two weeks in the lamb so they have to be dosed at least every two weeks...... We'd have nothing thriving here if we didn't supplement with cobalt,

https://sheepproducts.ie/products/cobalt-sulphate?variant=23705606914106&currency=EUR&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2rWD44zs-gIVsYFQBh1vTgu1EAQYASABEgL1APD_BwE

You can get boluses without copper, I use animax boluses or tracesure sheep I think it's called now for our ewes, they come with or without copper.

You could use animax or similar in the lambs too if you wanted, they're expensive but handier than dosing every fortnight. I don't think they give enough cobalt in our situation so we give them cobalt sulphate in the worm doses to top them up.

You could use these on your lambs.

https://animax-vet.com/product/tracesure-lamb/

Yea, just put the cobalt sulphate in the dose. Measure out the worm dose you're going to use and mix in 15 - 20mg of cobalt sulphate per lamb. I think for the small cost it's no harm to top up the Animax boluses

Sometimes the cobalt sulphate gives problems in the dosing gun, we'd always mix it with the worm dose and leave overnight. next morning then put it through a tea strainer and would often have little bits left in the tea strainer..... we haven't had any problems since we started doing that.

It's difficult to mix it with any of the clear doses but mixes well with white or yellow doses

I have 7 or 8 bought ewe lambs that have not done nearly same thrive as their comrades,are on ground with fair grass but it’s wet ground with bad November we had.

Bunch all got dose of flukivor and a Cobalt+Vit B12 dose around 3 weeks ago.Those few lambs have bad scaley ears now which disappoints me.

Will have to put them in and give them another Mineral dose.It’s like they gained nothing from the last minerals,which was their 2nd Mineral dose with me.