Personal hygiene is especially important at lambing time for both humans and sheep. Public health officers report that New Zealand has the highest number of campylobacter cases per head of population in the world, and rural people are most affected because of the large number of animals around. Campylobacter is one of a group of … Read more
Sheep, farming, husbandry, disease, animal health, worms, internal parasites, immunity, what helps & depresses immunity By Dr Clive Dalton What is immunity? What helps immunity? What harms immunity The periparturient rise Genetic improvement of immunity Do anthelmintics harm the immune system?This very important question was never asked in the past; we took it for granted … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton 8. FACIAL ECZEMA: Zinc oxide. Prevention by pasture spraying. Procedure Mixing Amount of Zinc Oxide to Use Example: (Note: Not recommended for calves). DisclaimerThis material is provided in good faith for information purposes only, and the author does not accept any liability to any person for actions taken as a result … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. 9. Facial Eczema: (Sheep). Zinc oxide. Long-term dosing. Note: Proprietory mixes such as Cozinc (Coastal Biologicals Ltd), Maximix (Bell-Booth Ltd) and Nu Zinc (Nufarm Ltd) should be mixed and used as recommended … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. 4. FACIAL ECZEMA: Zinc oxide. General dosing information. When to Start How to Start When to Stop Zinc Toxicity Copper and Selenium Purity of Zinc Compounds GeneralA volumetric measure of the zinc … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. 5. Facial Eczema: (Dairy Cattle). Zinc oxide. Long-term dosing. Remember: Not all liquid fertilisers are seaweed based. Note: Proprietary mixes such as Cozinc (Coast Biologicals Ltd), Maximix (Bell-Booth Ltd) and Nu Zinc (Nufarm … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Livestock Officers Up to the 1980s, the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) had an army of Livestock Officers working from every town office testing cattle on programmes to eradicate Tb and Brucellosis. They were our watchdogs for anything abnormal that they saw on farms, which could have been … Read more
Agriculture, farming, animal husbandry, animal health, disease, Facial Eczema, advice, recommendations, zinc, zinc oxide, motor driven drenching systems, methods By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. Part 7. Facial Eczema. Zinc Oxide. Motor-driven drenching systems Some motor-driven drenching systems cannot … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. Part 2. Fungicides in FE control. Background Spraying StrategyFarmers can spray all or only part of their farms. Individual management options, likelihood of severe outbreaks, economics and the terrain will decide strategy. … Read more
Agriculture, farming, animal husbandry, animal health, disease, Facial Eczema, prevention, zinc, zinc sulphate, administered in drinking water, zinc toxicity, copper and selenium. By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. 10. Facial Eczema: (Dairy cattle). Zinc sulphate. In drinking water. … Read more
FACIAL ECZEMA NOTES By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. BACKGROUND TO BLOG ON FE (2009) In 1991 MAF’s Information Services Division produced technical leaflets called AgLinks, and I was a contributor to those as well as a technical … Read more
Sheep, farming, husbandry, disease, animal health, worms, internal parasites, resilience, resistance By Dr Clive Dalton Resilience & resistance There are three parts to the story. You can have: 1. Resilient animals 2. Resistant animals (host resistance) 3. Resistant worms Changing from resilience to resistanceThere’s a lot of conjecture about this. Here’s some points you hear … Read more
Sheep, farming, husbandry, animal health, worms, internal parasites, drenching, drench resistance By Dr Clive Dalton Drench resistance Four types of resistanceFour types of resistant worms have been identified. This may seem a bit academic but it could be useful to appreciate the situation on your farm. It’s not a simple picture as there is: Key … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Answer this question – it’s compulsory!Are the worms in your sheep resistant to the chemicals in drenches currently being used? Key point 1: Key point 2: Fill in this form to assess where you are at, and which will help you have a very profitable conversation with your veterinarian. Click on … Read more
Sheep, farming, husbandry, health, disease, worms, internal parasites, testing methods By Dr Clive Dalton Faecal Egg Count (FEC) Limitations of a FEC Sampling tips FEC for genetic selection programmes What ‘trigger levels’ should be used? Faecal Egg Count Reduction Test (FECRT)This is used to test for drench resistance. It’s a ‘drench check’ where you first … Read more
Agriculture, farming, animal husbandry, animal health, bulls, health risks, how to avoid risks, protecting herd health Bringing bulls on to your farm: Avoiding health risks By Dr Clive Dalton On farms where Artificial Insemination )AI) is not practical or cost effective, bulls are used for natural mating. On dairy farms this is done after the … Read more
Sheep, farming, husbandry, disease, animal health, worms, internal parasites, By Dr Clive Dalton Answer this question – it’s compulsory!Are the worms in your sheep resistant to the chemicals in drenches currently being used? Key point 1: Key point 2: Fill in this form to assess where you are at, and which will help you have … Read more
Sheep, farming, husbandry, worms, internal parasites, health, definitions, genus & species, life cycles, signs of wormy sheep, effects of worms on sheep By Dr Clive DaltonWhat are ‘worms’?‘Worms’ is a general term used for internal parasites that affect sheep. Plenty of other terms are used such as: Worms in New Zealand Can you see them? … Read more
This blog series is drawn from the successful plain-language farmer’s handbook – Internal parasites of sheep and their control by Dr Clive Dalton (Reward Publishing, ISBN 978-473-12133-4 now in its 3rd edition). Copies can be obtained from www.lifestyleblock.co.nz or by emailing clive.dalton@gmail.com. Drench resistance is not just coming – it’s here The ‘Wormwise’ programme Disclaimer This material is provided in … Read more
May 12, 2009 Facial Eczema (FE). Farmer Information. Part 16. (Goats). Management Agriculture, farming, animal husbandry, animal health, disease, Facial Eczema, zinc, prevention, goats, management By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. 16. FACIAL ECZEMA: (Goats). Management. Care for … Read more