Using novel sensing technology, experts have found that lame sheep adjust how they carry out certain actives, such as walking, standing or laying down, rather than simply reducing the amount they do.

Sheep farmers are highly able to spot even mildly lame sheep, but many do not take steps to prevent the spread of lameness in their flocks by catching and treating these animals. A study in the open ...

Sheep farmers looking for lameness management advice this summer will be able to access a range of practical support tools when the industry places the focus on better disease control. Throughout the ...

Poor quarantine is one of the weakest links in the livestock sector, allowing disease to enter farms. Sheep vet consultant Fiona Lovatt from Flock Health says farmers need to start taking quarantine ...

Lameness is the bane of most sheep farmers' lives. Apart for the time spent treating lame sheep, lameness also carries a huge cost both in terms of the cost of chemicals/antibiotics to treat the ...

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With close to a million ewes on its books, Newtown-based Hafren Vets has long been a champion of fostering a more constructive working partnership between sheep farmers and their vets. “We’ve always ...

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In the first study of its kind, published today in the Journal of the Royal Society Open Science, a team of experts from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University have been able ...

Sheep farmers are highly able to spot even mildly lame sheep, but many do not take steps to prevent the spread of lameness in their flocks by catching and treating these animals. A study in the ...

Sheep farmers are highly able to spot even mildly lame sheep, but many do not take steps to prevent the spread of lameness in their flocks by catching and treating these animals. A study in the open ...