Sheep
A Blowfly Emergence Forecast has been launched on the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) website.
The Moredun Research Institute has been awarded a £1.2 million grant to explore resistance to...
While the wet weather in early spring made lambing harder work than usual, it also reduced the nematodirus threat to 2024-born lambs.
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is urging farmers to start faecal egg...
SCOPS group has launched its nematodirus forecast with the aim of helping producers deal with variation in disease risk this spring.
SCOPS group is urging producers to move away from the blanket worming of ewes and to consider a more targeted approach.
The first two episodes of a new podcast series from the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group came out this week
Agri-Business
The main message for livestock farmers in relation to liver fluke this year is to "test, don't...
SCOPS has warned that much of England, Wales, and lower-lying ground in Scotland and Northern Ireland is at high risk for nematodirus.
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group has said that it will now provide a...
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is encouraging sheep farmers to monitor...
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) is urging farmers to take care when using...
Dairy
Livestock farmers must not "drop their guard" when it comes to liver fluke, experts from SCOPS and COWS have warned.
The dry summer and mild, wet autumn of 2022 has resulted in a high worm challenge on many farms, with report...
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is continuing to offer its Nematodirus Forecast at no charge...
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group's nematodirus forecast map is back...
The rise in temperature in recent days means there is an increased risk to lambs hatching nematodirus, according to the SCOPS group.
N.Ireland
The availability of a new blood test is driving hopes that sheep scab can be eradicated in the foreseeable future.
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is launching its Nematodirus Forecast earlier this season...
As sheep farmers are well aware, the weather in early spring can fluctuate from extreme cold to warm sunshine within a few days.
Sheep farmers have been urged to further cut back on the number of ewes they treat with wormers at...
The SCOPS group is launching a campaign reminding sheep farmers, contractors and prescribers that OP can only be used as a plunge dip.
The mild, wet winter is set to result in an extremely variable challenge to young lambs, from nematodirus across the country.
