Pre-lamb Drenching
/We sell quality products with sound advice, supported by a commitment to monitoring effectiveness. This pre-lamb we want you to maximise your return on investment by making sure you target the sheep that are going to need it most.
The sustainable worm control message is a targeted approach. Long acting drench to give the best return on investment in ewes under nutritional stress, multiples and in hoggets and 2 tooths. Managing an un-drenched population of ewes on farm is also best practice for delaying the onset of drench resistance. This undrenched population is generally better condition ewes and/or singles. Tagging undrenched ewes is important for monitoring. These ewes can be drafted at weaning to supply refugia to lamb finishing/hoggets. Ask your territory manager or Jeff Spillane for some refugia tags with your order. The fact is parasitism is always going to be a cost to production, so we need to ensure the drenches we have now continue to work in the future. I do encourage farmers to discuss with our Veterinary team how best to manage parasitism this pre-lamb.
To Do:
Get a plan for worm control. It is also a good opportunity to develop a general animal health plan and rationalise prescription medicines.
Work some refugia into your plan.
Long acting drenches have worked well, but it is essential now to plan their use with application of sustainable management principles
