project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group
Targeting anthelmintic use in sheep
Targeting anthelmintic use in sheep
Objectives
Six sheep farmers based in mid and south west Wales are working together on the project to develop roundworm treatment plans for their ewes in the lead up to, and shortly after lambing. The six farmers have been working together on group-based projects for six years. They have looked at the impact of ewe body condition scoring (BCS) and weight on performance and have adopted best practice for the nutrition of their ewes with positive effects on both performance and cost effectiveness. Their goal now is to minimise the risk of ewe and lamb parasitic infections, improve lamb growth rates, and reduce their dependency on anthelmintics.
Objectives
Mae chwe ffermwr defaid yng nghanolbarth a de-orllewin Cymru yn gweithio â’i gilydd ar y prosiect i ddatblygu cynlluniau trin llyngyr main ar gyfer eu mamogiaid yn y cyfnod cyn ŵyna, ac ychydig ar ôl ŵyna. Bu’r chwe ffermwr yn gweithio â’i gilydd ar brosiectau grŵp ers chwe blynedd. Maent wedi edrych ar effaith sgôr cyflwr corff y famog a’i phwysau ar berfformiad ac wedi mabwysiadu’r arferion gorau o ran maeth eu mamogiaid; ac mae hyn wedi arwain at effeithiau positif ar berfformiad a chost-effeithiolrwydd. Eu nod yn awr yw lleihau’r risg o heintiau parasitig yn y famog a’r oen, gwella cyfraddau twf yr ŵyn, a dibynnu llai ar gynhyrchion lladd llyngyr.
Activities
Each farmer will choose a group of about 100 ewes each year that will be monitored throughout the peri-parturient period.
FEC samples will be taken from the ewe group for analysis on a weekly basis from 6 weeks before until 6-8 weeks after lambing.
Speciation tests will also be carried out on a sub group of ewes to know what worms are present on each farm.
This will allow a graph to be drawn up showing the peri-parturient rise of parasitic worm burden in the lead up to, and shortly after lambing.
Ewe BCS and weight will be monitored from 6 weeks before to 6-8 weeks after lambing.
Lamb weights will be measured at 56 and 90 days old and worm burden levels will be recorded to assess the impact on health and productivity.
Activities
Bydd 100 o famogiaid yn cael eu monitro bob blwyddyn drwy gydol y cyfnod cyn esgor.
Cymerir sampl carthion gan y grŵp defaid i gyfri’r wyau a’i ddadansoddi bob wythnos gan ddechrau 6 wythnos cyn ŵyna hyd at 6-8 wythnos ar ôl ŵyna.
Caiff profion manylach eu gwneud ar grŵp llai o famogiaid er mwyn gwybod pa lyngyr sy’n bresennol ar bob fferm.
Yna, gellir llunio graff i ddangos y cynnydd cyn esgor yn y baich llyngyr parasitig cyn ŵyna, ac yn fuan ar ôl ŵyna.
Caiff pwysau a sgôr cyflwr corff y famog eu monitro gan ddechrau 6 wythnos cyn ŵyna hyd at 6-8 wythnos ar ôl ŵyna.
Caiff pwysau’r ŵyn eu mesur pan maent yn 56 ac yn 90 diwrnod oed a chaiff lefelau’r baich llyngyr eu cofnodi i asesu’r effaith ar iechyd a chynhyrchiant.
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
- Rural Development Programme
- 2014UK06RDRP004 United Kingdom - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Wales
Ort
- Main geographical location
- South West Wales
- Other geographical location
- Powys
EUR 46 894.00
Total budget
Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.
1 Practice Abstracts
Farmers are becoming increasingly better at targeting anthelmintic treatments for lambs to achieve good growth rates without compromising the efficacy of the wormers. However, treatments for ewes are often given routinely around lambing because of the risk from ewes of contaminating grazing pastures with worm burdens that they may carry. This project will investigate patterns of infections in the ewes around lambing time, known as the peri-parturient rise, to ensure treatments are targeted at the optimum time and with the most appropriate product.
Six sheep farmers based in mid and south west Wales are working together on the project to develop roundworm treatment plans for their ewes in the lead up to, and shortly after lambing. The six farmers have been working together on group-based projects for six years. They have looked at the impact of ewe body condition scoring (BCS) and weight on performance and have adopted best practice for the nutrition of their ewes with positive effects on both performance and cost effectiveness. Their goal now is to minimise the risk of ewe and lamb parasitic infections, improve lamb growth rates, and reduce their dependency on anthelmintics.
Mae ffermwyr bellach yn targedu triniaethau lladd llyngyr ar gyfer ŵyn yn well er mwyn cael cyfraddau tyfu da heb beryglu effeithiolrwydd triniaeth lladd llyngyr. Fodd bynnag, mae triniaethau ar gyfer mamogiaid yn cael eu rhoi fel mater o drefn o amgylch amser ŵyna oherwydd y risg bod mamogiaid yn halogi’r borfa â’r baich llyngyr y gallent fod yn ei gario. Bydd y prosiect hwn yn archwilio patrymau heintiau yn y famog o amgylch adeg ŵyna, a elwir yn gynnydd cyn esgor, i sicrhau bod triniaethau’n cael eu targedu ar yr adeg orau bosibl gan ddefnyddio’r cynnyrch mwyaf priodol.
Mae chwe ffermwr defaid yng nghanolbarth a de-orllewin Cymru yn gweithio â’i gilydd ar y prosiect i ddatblygu cynlluniau trin llyngyr main ar gyfer eu mamogiaid yn y cyfnod cyn ŵyna, ac ychydig ar ôl ŵyna. Bu’r chwe ffermwr yn gweithio â’i gilydd ar brosiectau grŵp ers chwe blynedd. Maent wedi edrych ar effaith sgôr cyflwr corff y famog a’i phwysau ar berfformiad ac wedi mabwysiadu’r arferion gorau o ran maeth eu mamogiaid; ac mae hyn wedi arwain at effeithiau positif ar berfformiad a chost-effeithiolrwydd. Eu nod yn awr yw lleihau’r risg o heintiau parasitig yn y famog a’r oen, gwella cyfraddau twf yr ŵyn, a dibynnu llai ar gynhyrchion lladd llyngyr.
Contacts
Project coordinator
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Tony Little
Project coordinator