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Date Posted: 27.03.2024

Practical advice issued for users of the SCOPS Nematodirus Forecast

Wide fluctuations in temperature, weather patterns and topography means the nematodirus threat continues to be hugely variable for sheep flocks up and down the UK – which is why the...

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Date Posted: 06.03.2024

SCOPS updates widely-used tool for sheep producers

The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is pleased to release the newest version of its popular ‘Know Your Anthelmintics Groups’ guide, which is a free and widely-used...

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Date Posted: 27.02.2024

DEFRA: Vet Attestation – Requirement for livestock entering the food chain which may be exported...

To Livestock Producers, If you are not part of a qualifying assurance scheme and have not yet received a vet visit and Vet Attestation Number (VAN), very shortly your business...

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Date Posted: 27.02.2024

SCOPS urges producers to carefully consider which ewes to worm this lambing time

Sustained wet weather has put ewes under pressure this winter, meaning loss of body condition score (BCS) will be a valuable guide when deciding which ewes to worm around lambing....

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Date Posted: 22.02.2024

OPTICK – Survey on ticks and tick-borne diseases in UK farmlands

OPTICK is a large multi-institution Defra-UKRI funded project focused on understanding and mitigating the changing burdens and impacts of tick-borne diseases in UK farmland. It runs from 2023-2026. We invite...

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Date Posted: 20.02.2024

BRACE project (Biosecurity and Roundworm Advice for Cattle Enterprises)

Roundworms are known to impact on the productivity and welfare of livestock.  Uncontrolled roundworm infections are estimated to cause a reduction in weight gain during the first and second grazing...

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Date Posted: 16.02.2024

Meet Chris Cousens – International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The 11th February 2024 marked the 9th UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science.   A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of...

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Date Posted: 15.02.2024

Meet Kim Thompson and Jo Moore – International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The 11th February 2024 marked the 9th UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science.   A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of...

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Date Posted: 14.02.2024

Meet Xuhang Wu and Eleanor Watson – International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The 11th February 2024 marked the 9th UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science.   A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of...

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Date Posted: 13.02.2024

Meet Fi Kenyon and Jade Duncan – International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The 11th February 2024 marked the 9th UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science.   A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of...

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