Managing Your Flock, Part 1: Diagnosing and Treating Sick Sheep
Managing Your Flock, Part 1: Diagnosing and Treating Sick Sheep
In this video, NCAT Livestock Specialist Linda Coffey joins Dr. Joan Burke, ARS/USDA researcher at the Dale Bumpers Small Farms Center in Booneville, AR, to tour a farm and assess a flock of sheep. Using the FAMACHA© and Five Point Check© systems to detect the presence of internal parasites, they determine which sheep need deworming treatment.
They identify two sheep that need immediate help due to severe infection. They describe the treatment and supportive care necessary to save the two animals. Linda and Dr. Burke continue the farm tour, discussing ways to encourage the health of a flock.
Don’t miss Managing Your Flock, Part 2: Preventing Internal Parasites.
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These videos were produced with support from Organic Research and Extension Initiative Grant number: 2016-51300-25723.
Additional Resources:
FAMACHA in a Nutshell
• FAMACHA in a Nutshell
Managing Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats
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ATTRA resources for Animal Health and Nutrition
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American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control
www.wormx.info/
Best Management Practices Tipsheets
www.wormx.info/bmps
Dewormer information, including charts
www.wormx.info/dewormers
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What the Hell people! I'm the 7th viewer and the 1st thumbs up. These content providers, we watch, put hours into filming and editing to educate us. The least you can do is click the like button so they can make 5 cents for their time and effort.
Panttera1959, thanks so much!! I hope you benefited from the video. Did you watch Part 2?
Well it's up to 7,000 views now if that makes you feel better.
@@lindacoffey3190 I just watched part 2 because you asked. Good stuff.
Thank you , you saved my flock
Great info! Love the video!
Very nice thank you
Deworming is really a tough exercise!
Please what can I do my sheep is unable to stand up please
Does this worker problem have anything to do with the land they are grazing on? Maybe it comes back because of the feces on the ground? Just curious
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I haven’t tried it myself but will soon once I get my flock started but people are having results using cod liver oil to treat pink eye and I know there’s some tricks you can use to manage the parasite loads of the flocks. I do expect to lose quite a few sheep my first couple of years until I can get my land regenerated to produce clean native grasses free from chemicals but farmers all over the world are able to make regenerative farming more profitable once you can get your soil and plant health in good shape. I’d like to see more of the world switch away from these chemicals we know for a fact now are killing humans and wildlife, our justice system has rewarded people who were exposed just one time at a high dose and are now going to die from it. How much evidence do we need that we may have created a industry that is causing more harm than good?
I've known farmers to inject intramuscular injections in the high dollar muscles😬
What's a good wormer to use for 4mo lambs that are just put out to pasture? Can some one give me a list of things I should have on hand. I have Suffolk and just starting. I already have ivermectin drench. Thank you.
Travis Emigh, welcome to the club of sheep producers! You are right to consider parasite issues with your Suffolk lambs. Unfortunately, Ivermectin doesn't work on many farms due to anthelmintic resistance. Using a combination dewormer (another class of dewormer in conjunction with the first one) you can boost effectiveness. Grazing management is key to keeping animals healthy. Please see video at wormxLive KZhead to learn about deworming using combinations. ATTRA Sheep and Goat page (attra.ncat.org/topics/sheep-goats/ ) includes information about production and health. Email me at lindac@ncat.org and I will be happy to help! Sincerely, Linda Coffey, NCAT Livestock Specialist
Brilliant video, Sorry I laughed at "make sure she swallows" I'm going to hell 😅
time to "weed "these sheep out of the flock!