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Pig Health and Wellbeing

WebAbout Rosemary Champion. Rosemary lives on a 12 acre smallholding in Angus, in the east of Scotland, where she keeps Ryeland Sheep, Shetland cattle and assorted poultry. She …

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Feet and foot trimming

WebScald is a bacterial infection that arises between the two digits of the feet causing lameness. It is often associated with frost or wet spells, and usually with lambs. It can be treated by …

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Sunburn and Heatstroke in Pigs

WebIf pigs are being kept indoors, good ventilation is absolutely essential. Even on mild days, with high humidity, indoor pigs can succumb to heatstroke. The symptoms of heatstroke …

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Sheep Health & Welfare

WebKnowing what your healthy sheep are like will help to spot problems early on. A healthy sheep should be active, should not be lame and should have no discharges from eyes, …

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An Introduction to Pig Keeping

WebUsing electric fencing and strip grazing will help. Keeping weaner pigs is not particularly labour intensive but pigs need care 365 days a year; they need to be visited and fed …

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Transporting, moving and handling pigs

WebPig movement licences. If you are moving pigs between holdings (including the abattoir), you will need to complete a Pig Movement Licence (AML2). If you are taking animals to …

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Health Programme

WebAfter an initial rather ad hoc approach to worming and vaccination, I am trying to formulate an annual programme of worming, vaccination etc. which will enable me to …

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Vaccination against clostridial diseases

WebMost sheep keepers have their breeding flock on a vaccination programme to protect the animals from clostridial diseases. Heptavac P Plus is probably the most widely used and …

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ewe that cant stand

Webewe that cant stand. « on: March 24, 2014, 09:00:46 am ». We have a 5/6 yr old hebridean ewe that up until yesterday was doing fine. For some reason now she can …

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Poultry Pests & Diseases

WebWorming chickens. Hens, like most animals, can suffer from internal parasites (worms). It is now possible to send samples of faeces to a laboratory to have the number of worm …

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Sheep Terminology

Weba thick, yellow grease in wool, secreted by the sheep's skin, to confer water resistance. Can be extracted and used for various purposes including cosmetics. Also called yolk, wool …

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An Introduction to Keeping Sheep

WebAt its simplest, keeping sheep is a dawdle. Sheep eat grass, with maybe a wee bit of concentrate, and then turn miraculously into prime lamb. In truth, it’s not quite as simple …

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