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Free webinar on checking effectiveness of sheep wormer
The webinars are being held on Wednesday, 19 July.
SCOPS session will provide advice for vets, farmers and advisors.

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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Cold-water dip to raise funds for Vetlife

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 The veterinary mental health charity Vetlife is inviting the veterinary community to join it for a sponsored cold-water dip.

The event will take place at Walpole Bay, Margate, on 17 May during Mental Health Awareness Week. Participants of all abilities can join in the challenge and are advised to bring a towel, a hot drink, a snack, and warm clothes to get changed into afterwards.

Those taking part are being asked to try to raise £100 each to support the work of the charity.

Details about how to take part can be found here. 

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Bluetongue low vector period ends

In an update to its bluetongue guidance, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the seasonal low vector period for the disease has ended.

With winter over, Defra is planning for a possible increase in cases as midges become more active. It has warned that farms along the east coast of England from Norfolk to Kent, and along the south coast from Kent to Devon, are at highest risk from infected midges blown over from northern Europe.

Since the virus was detected in England in November 2023, there have been 126 confirmed cases. The most recent case to be confirmed was on 1 March 2024.

Farmers are asked to continue to frequently monitor their livestock and ensure their animals and land are registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency.