Worms are evolving and sheep farming methods are changing – but how are vets to keep pace?

In this Vet Times Extra podcast, sponsored by Zolvix from Elanco, we speak to Davinia Hinde of Bainbridge Vets and sheep consultant Dr Nerys Wright, who address the question.

We cover everything from the business challenges of encouraging best practice worm management, and what that looks like. The pair also share their ideas and experiences on how to encourage better engagement from sheep farmers.

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𝗗𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗔 𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘 𝗕𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗠𝗲𝗱, 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗔𝗩𝗣(𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗽), 𝗠𝗦𝗰, 𝗠𝗥𝗖𝗩𝗦

Davinia qualified from the RVC in 2006 where she entered mixed practice at Bainbridge Vets, North Yorkshire and has been in the Dales ever since.

An RCVS advanced practitioner in sheep health and production and has an MSc in ruminant nutrition, Davinia was the second vet in the UK to hold a certificate in advanced veterinary practice in sheep. She is a European College of Small Ruminant Health Management resident in small ruminant health and production and a member of the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) executive committee.

Davinia is also a member of the Sheep Veterinary Society’s executive committee and an assessor for the RCVS on the advanced practitioner panel.

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𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗦 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗕𝗦𝗰, 𝗣𝗵𝗗

An independent sheep consultant with 17 years’ experience in the industry, Nerys is a technical advisor to SCOPS and obtained her farm animal SQP qualification in 2012.

Brought up on a beef and sheep farm in Wales, Nerys completed her undergraduate and, later, her PhD in sheep production at The University of Nottingham.

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Resources for further information to this podcast can be found at the following links:

https://www.scops.org.uk/

https://www.nadis.org.uk/

https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/parasite-control-guide

https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/worm-control-in-sheep

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/animal-health-and-welfare-pathway/animal-health-and-welfare-pathway

https://www.MyElanco.co.uk

https://www.farmanimalhealth.co.uk