Free webinar on checking effectiveness of sheep wormer
The webinars are being held on Wednesday, 19 July.
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is offering two free webinars on how to check if a worming treatment has been effective.
The webinars are being held on Wednesday, 19 July. The first session at 12pm is aimed at veterinary surgeons and advisors. The second session is aimed at sheep farmers, and is being held at 7.30pm. For anyone who is unable to attend the earlier session, SCOPS is happy for them to attend the later session, and vice versa.
The webinar is being hosted by SCOPS with support from Biobest. Speakers include Lesley Stubbings, an independent sheep advisor who is speaking on behalf of SCOPS, and Rebecca Mearns, who is speaking on behalf of Biobest Laboratories and the Sheep Veterinary Society.
The speakers will provide general information and answer questions from delegates.
Kevin Harrison, SCOPS chair and Gloucestershire farmer, is chairing the webinars. He said: “Worming lambs with an ineffective treatment is a waste of precious time and money, not to mention the negative impact on finishing times/weights. I am looking forward to these two question and answer sessions focusing on how to use faecal egg counts to check worming treatments are fully effective.
“Both sessions will be suitable for farmers and advisers throughout the whole of the UK, although the advice provided will include looking at the worming treatment check that farmers in England can currently get funding for via the Defra Animal Health & Welfare Pathway.”
Those wishing to attend are required to register in advance.
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