One of my big life lessons has been that there can be lessons everywhere if we chose to open our eyes and ears. I like reading about different businesses and problem-solving in different sectors. It opens your mind to new ideas and new ways of thinking. Right
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Video 43 Flock health planning is essential Background Like so many others I have been advocating for flock health planning for many years now. Many farmers have engaged with this approach. We do however need more sheep farmers to look at adopting this approach. A health plan
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Video 39 Roundworms and resistance in sheep One of the big challenges in our flocks is parasites and dealing with worm resistance. Like every aspect of animal health we need to have a plan. First, we must understand some key principles Background The roundworms we commonly see
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Video 36 Orf in lambs Orf is caused by a virus called the Parapox virus in sheep. It can be a nasty clinical disease that can spread rapidly through the flock. The symptoms are pustular swellings, growths around the mouth and muzzle in young lambs, It also
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Video 35 tackling antibiotic resistance This is a topic I have become very interested in. why? Because this will be one of the key issues for ruminant farming over the next decade. The big challenge and the driving factor behind the reduction of antibiotics is human health.
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Video 31 Six areas to focus on for lamb performance at pasture Background I have said before that with beef and sheep we are in the business of weight gain. We must do this while being mindful of any inputs. We need to maximize our lambing %
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Video 26 Optimising biology in farming systems This idea has become the foundation of what I do when I approach and talk about animal health in farming systems. In the video above I talk about what this means and how the idea has evolved. As someone who
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Video 23 Back to basics water Water is probably one of the most important nutrients in a ruminant, it can be sometimes overlooked. Going back to basics to get this fundamental element right on farm So here are some top tips for water Plenty available clean water
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Video 22 Anti-inflammatories While we must always focus on preventing disease in our farming systems. We will, of course, have sickness still occurring. When this happens we need to utilize and mobilize all the tools and expertise at our disposal. One group of medicines that really
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Video 21 Joint ill and navel infections in lambs Young lambs are born without immunity and must get their antibodies in their mother’s first milk. This colostrum becomes the foundation of good animal health in any flock. With flocks, we must maximize output per ewe Looking at
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