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This is an update of the SCOPS Internal Parasite Technical Manual for Vets and Advisers, following an expert review during […]

by Phillipa Page (Author), Kim Hamer (Author)

The Professional Smallholder: Sheep Keeping is a comprehensive handbook, providing veterinary relevant information to the sheep smallholder.

Sheep scab: update on diagnosis and investigating suspected lack of efficacy of Macrocyclic Lactones (MLs) Sheep scab is the most […]

Includes videos, presentation and website links on Bluetongue.

Bluetongue vaccination videos from Farmers Weekly – see videos

Follow this link for up-to-date information on the current bluetongue situation – Visit DEFRA website

The aim of this certificate is not to guarantee ram fertility but to reduce the risk of potentially unsuitable rams […]

Ram PBE – data collection resource template for on farm.

We are delighted to share with you the University of Nottingham Sheep Antibiotic Use Calculator. It is a tool which […]

VMD’s (Veterinary Medicines Directorate) 5 year plan for reducing antimicrobial use Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global problem that impacts […]

The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is today launching a campaign reminding sheep farmers, contractors and prescribers that Organophosphate (OP) can only be used as a plunge dip.

Parasite infections are an economic as well as an animal health and welfare concern in livestock systems. Many are endemic in […]

by Ian Aitken (Editor)

The third edition has been fully revised and updated to take a more international approach to the many diseases which affect sheep.

by Judith G Charnley and Agnes C Winter

This comprehensive handbook covers how to acquire a healthy flock, carry out routine procedures to keep them healthy, recognise common diseases, identify problems and deal with them, and when to consult the vet.