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17 Jun 2008
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Vaccination timing and administration – essential to adhere to guidelines
An article in last week’s Farmers Guardian (Farmer fury over lack of advice, Farmers Guardian June 6th, page 2) prompted Alasdair King, veterinary manager for Intervet/Schering Plough Animal Health to ...
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16 Jun 2008
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Close vet partnership pays off
A Cumbrian farm is reaping the benefits of working more closely with his vet by improving livestock health and performance without increasing overall vet and medicine costs.Three years ago the Geldard ...
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16 Jun 2008
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Dutch dairy farmer shares bluetongue nightmare
Up to 70,000 litres of milk lost (with production still recovering) and long-term fertility issues caused by more abortions and mummifications – Dutch dairy farmer Guido Tuten continues to experience ...
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12 May 2008
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Keep watch this summer
Checking stock regularly for symptoms that can look similar to foot and mouth this summer will be the key to spotting bluetongue. Regular inspection around the nose, mouth, and the coronary band (where ...
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9 May 2008
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Be on the look out
Checking stock regularly for symptoms that can look similar to foot and mouth this summer will be the key to spotting bluetongue. Regular inspection around the nose, mouth, and the coronary band (where ...
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9 May 2008
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Midges - The root of the BTV problem
With the recent news that Intervet’s Bovilis BTV8 vaccine has now received approval from the VMD, farmers in some parts of the country will be well into their bluetongue vaccination programmes. While ...
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7 May 2008
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Announcement from Intervet regarding Bovilis BTV8 vaccinator guns
To support the introduction of its bluetongue vaccine, Bovilis® BTV8, Intervet has sourced a specific 1ml vaccinator gun. In order to make both the vaccine and gun available to the market as quickly as ...
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30 Apr 2008
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Know where you stand
Vaccination and internet access are going to be the key to controlling bluetongue this summer. The vaccine will give susceptible livestock protective immunity against the BTV8 virus, while logging on ...
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3 Apr 2008
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Manage cats, manage toxoplasmosis
Managing a mature – but neutered – cat population on farm, alongside a suitable vaccination policy, is the best route for dealing with toxoplasmosis in sheep. Many people wrongly assume that cat control ...
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1 Apr 2008
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Bluetongue vaccination guidelines
VaccinationBovilis® BTV8 is licensed for use in cattle and sheep from the age of one month.Stock to be vaccinated must be healthy.The vaccine should not be used in conjunction with any other vaccine. ...
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1 Apr 2008
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Bluetongue vaccine licensed
Intervet has announced today (Tuesday 1st April) that its bluetongue vaccine, Bovilis® BTV8 has been granted a license by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). The license sets out dose rates and ...
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20 Mar 2008
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Plan ahead for bluetongue vaccine availability
Intervet is urging sheep farmers to plan routine sheep and lamb vaccination programmes as soon as possible due to speculation over when any one farmer will have access to the bluetongue vaccine, Bovilis ...
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17 Mar 2008
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Five million lambs lost every year
A report in last week’s Vet Times (10 March) suggests that the UK sheep flock is losing around one in six of its lamb crop in the period leading up to, and immediately after birth. This equates to more ...
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25 Feb 2008
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Help handling BTV enquiries
In a move aimed at providing vets with the information they need to handle enquiries about its Bluetongue vaccine, Bovilis BTV8, Intervet has produced a detailed presentation which is available for free ...
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19 Feb 2008
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Intervet delivers support for Bluetongue vaccination queries
Intervet delivers support for Bluetongue vaccination queriesThe threat of Bluetongue and all that goes with that – from movement restrictions to vaccination strategy and from contingency plans for dealing ...
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8 Jan 2008
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Sheep vaccination timing made easy
Look out for your copy of the new Intervet Heptavac-P® Plus calendar, which will be mailed to all SQPs. The two-in-one desk top device features a 12-month calendar and the very popular sheep vaccination ...
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2 Jan 2008
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Use lambing as a time to get on top of potentially costly disease problems
With the lambing season virtually upon us, and the extra workload it involves, there’s no better time to plan ahead. Updating flock health plans now, before lambing commences, will ensure that you and ...
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2 Jan 2008
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Use lambing as a time to get on top of potentially costly disease problems
With the lambing season virtually upon us, and the extra workload it involves, there’s no better time to plan ahead. Updating flock health plans now, before lambing commences, will ensure that you and ...
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26 Nov 2007
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Take heed of vaccination recommendations for maximum benefit
Intervet’s recommendation that ewes are given their annual pasteurella and clostridial disease booster dose of Heptavac®-P Plus around 4-6 weeks prior to lambing is for good reason. Lambing is not just ...
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7 Nov 2007
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Protecting progeny by planning ahead
Timely vaccination of pregnant ewes prior to lambing will improve colostrum quality, providing a welcome boost of disease-combating antibodies to newborn lambs. Giving ewes their annual pasteurella and ...
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20 Sep 2007
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National survey shows increased toxoplasmosis threat
Intervet’s annual FlockCheck survey has highlighted a 28% increase in the number of flocks that have been exposed to toxoplasmosis since this time last year. This could lead to a significant increase ...
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24 Jul 2007
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Heptavac-P Plus replacement pack launched
Intervet has launched a replacement ewe vaccination pack for its popular pasteurella and clostridial vaccine, Heptavac-P Plus®. The pack contains 4 x 100ml bottles of product, which is the amount needed ...
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24 Jul 2007
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Replacement ewe vaccination made easy with new multi-pack
Sheep farmers buying in replacements this season can take advantage of Intervet’s new 100-ewe vaccination pack. The pack contains 4x100ml of the company’s 7-in-1 clostridial and pasteurella vaccine (Heptavac-P ...
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3 Jul 2007
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Fluke increases risk of Black disease in sheep
Sheep producers should check the vaccination status of their sheep to reduce the risk of Black disease resulting from fluke-induced liver damage. Intervet’s Rosemary Booth says there is a lot of evidence ...
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17 May 2007
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Intervet stand scoops award at Bank Holiday show
Intervet’s mobile product display scooped the Best Trade Stand shield at the Leicestershire Show over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Trade account manager, Nigel Richards, received the award on behalf ...
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27 Apr 2007
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Lambing success paves the way for successful flock performance
A successful lambing will set the scene for a potentially healthy year as far as the farm’s finances are concerned. On the other hand, losing lambs as a result of enzootic abortion (EAE) or toxoplasmosis ...
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18 Apr 2007
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Bulk protection for lambs
Intervet has launched a 500-lamb all-in-one vaccination pack for its Ovivac-P Plus®. The pack contains sufficient vaccine to give 500 lambs the two doses they need for their primary vaccination course. ...
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13 Apr 2007
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Are your sheep healthy enough to be vaccinated
Are your sheep healthy enough to be vaccinated? With many sheep farmers now in the throes of lambing it won’t be long before the first timing for pasteurella and clostridial vaccination of lambs is upon ...
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9 Mar 2007
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Getting to grips with sheep diseases
There are many diseases that affect sheep and lambs, most of which can, and often do, lead to the death of the affected animals. Knowing which of the diseases are likely to be present in a flock, whether ...
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13 Dec 2006
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Getting the right tool for the right job saves time and money
Getting the right tool for the job is important – even something as simple as the multi-dose gun used for vaccinating sheep. By switching to the Rapi-jector ll for Heptavac®-P Plus, Nick Davies has not ...
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29 Nov 2006
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Pregnant ewe diagnostic service launched
Intervet has launched a new diagnostic service designed to help vets and farmers improve the management of pregnant ewes and reduce unwanted losses. Barren Ewe Check offers vets the opportunity to provide ...
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28 Nov 2006
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Ask the Vet - Vaccination timing reminder
I am sometimes confused by how many times I should be vaccinating my ewes against pasteurella and clostridial diseases. Can you suggest how often to vaccinate and when best to do so?In short you must ...
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22 Aug 2006
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Scottish sheep do well in national disease survey
Intervet’s annual assessment of the state of health of the nation’s sheep shows losses through abortion and stillbirths are lower in Scotland than the rest of the UK. Despite this, the company’s Ian ...
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11 Aug 2006
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Royal Welsh Show weighcrate winners
Winner of a sheep weighcrate worth over £700 on the Intervet stand at the Royal Welsh Show was the Wilson family from Bwlchllan, Lower Chapel near Brecon. 12-year old Rhys completed the survey on the ...
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28 Apr 2006
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Pneumonia vaccination made easy
As we look back on a busy lambing season, and prepare for tupping, it is worth spending some time reviewing flock performance and seeing what could be improved for the next year. Labour at lambing is ...
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13 Apr 2006
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Blood screening service strives to improve lambing percentage
Data collected nationally shows that the most commonly diagnosed causes of abortion in all sheep are enzootic abortion (EAE) and toxoplasmosis, accounting for 50% and 23% of cases respectively. The ...
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21 Mar 2006
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Action now to protect next year's lambs
Intervet is launched its annual FlockCheck blood testing service at the beginning of March. The scheme will run until the end of July and is intended to provide vets and farmers with the means to overcome ...
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2 Feb 2006
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Timing is everything
Vaccination of ewes and lambs is one of the more common management practices performed by sheep producers each and every year. Some producers will vaccinate their flock for “everything”, while others ...
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