This episode is brought to you from SCOPS in association with the Moredun Research Institute in Midlothian. 

Sheep scab has been around for centuries, but what is it, why is it so difficult to control and how can it be controlled?

Ben's co-host today is  Dr Stew Burgess, who leads the sheep scab group at the Moredun Research Institute.

Ben and Stew are joined by Ian May who is a sheep farmer and south west regional manager from the NSA and Karen Swindlehurst who is an experienced farm vet with Dalehead vet group. Both Karen and Ian were coordinators for the RDPE funded sheep scab initiative that we’re going to discuss a but later on. 

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Today on the podcast we’re talking about practical options for performing wormer treatment checks and faecal egg counts. What are the major monitoring tools that are available? When and how often should you be performing wormer treatments in the first place? What’s the difference between a good and a bad faecal egg count sample? And, what does resistance really mean? These are just some of the questions that we’ll be tackling. 

Host: Ben Eagle

Co-host: Lesley Stubbings

Guests: Rebecca Mearns (Senior Veterinary Advisor at Biobest) and Anna Hawke (farming near Salisbury).

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Host: Ben Eagle 

Co-host: Kevin Harrison (Chair of SCOPS)

Guests: Phillipa Page (Vet, Flock Health Ltd); Jessica Frost (Fram Farmers)

Phillipa Page is a vet consultant with Flock Health Limited. After qualifying as a vet in 2006 Phillipa worked initially in a mixed practice in South Wales before moving into farm animal practice in Gloucestershire. She is also a tenant farmer with her husband working with 380 breeding commercial ewes. She has been an active member of the British Cattle Veterinary Association and the Sheep Veterinary Society executive committees. 

Jess Frost is an Animal Health Specialist with Fram Farmers. She has been with FF for 9 and a half years and been an SQP for 9 years. 

Principle 1: ‘always make sure that any treatment you give is fully effective’.

Principle 2: 'try to reduce your reliance on anthelmintics using management options and monitoring where possible’ 

Principle 3: ‘avoid bringing in resistant worms and/or other parasites by following a robust quarantine routine’ 

Principle 4: ‘minimise the selection for worms that are resistant to anthelmintics when you treat sheep’ .

Podcast launches on Monday 23rd October 2023. 

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