SCOPS Podcast
A podcast for sheep farmers, vets and anybody with an interest in sheep health. This is the official podcast of Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS).
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Suspecting Wormer Failure: What Next? It might not be resistance.
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Host: Ben Eagle
Co-host: Lesley Stubbings
Guests: Will Allman, Andrew Pattison, Chloe Pa…
Liver Fluke - Using antibody testing to decide if and when to treat sheep in the autumn and early winter
As the trend towards drier, hotter summers and warmer, wetter winters continues, the liver fluke season is shifting, and the time when grazing animals are picking up liver fluke off pasture is tendin…
Interpreting a Faecal Egg Count Report
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Host: Ben Eagle
Co-host: Nerys Wright
Guests: Rebecca Mearns, Olly Matthews, Robert Spin…
Haemonchus: What to Look For and How to Respond – No Need to Panic
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Host: Ben Eagle
Co-host: Nerys Wright
Guests: Jen Oglesby, Will Roobottom, Kaz Strycharc…
Liver Fluke: Dealing with A High Risk Forecast
Back in series 1 we discussed Liver Fluke but today we’re going to dive into the subject in more detail and talk about how to approach a season where the risk of liver fluke is predicted to be high. …
Don’t Panic! Coping with a diagnosis of multi-anthelmintic resistance
In this episode we are talking about multi-anthelmintic resistance and what to do if and when this happens. You have probably heard a lot about increasing resistance to anthelmintics in recent years …
Understanding and implementing a mid/late season break dose
In this episode we are talking about incorporating a Group 4 or 5 wormer as a mid to late season dose for your lambs. We’ll discuss when and how they can be best used to preserve the efficacy of all …
Turning gold standard quarantine recommendations into practical reality
In this episode we are talking about quarantine procedures and how you can make simple recommendations daily reality. Quarantine and associated treatments are vital components in maintaining flock he…
Implementing the SCOPS principles to reduce the impact of medicine use on the environment
In this episode we talk about environmental impacts and how acting on the SCOPS principles can help to reduce the impact of medicine use on the environment. We ask what it means in practice for paras…
Don’t get caught out by liver fluke – understanding and responding to risk (in association with Moredun)
This episode is brought to you from SCOPS in association with the Moredun Research Institute in Midlothian.
For the final episode of this series, we are talking about liver fluke in this episode, expl…
Tackling Sheep Scab (in association with Moredun)
This episode is brought to you from SCOPS in association with the Moredun Research Institute in Midlothian.
Sheep scab has been around for centuries, but what is it, why is it so difficult to control…
Practical Options for Performing Wormer Treatment Checks and Faecal Egg Counts
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Today on the podcast we’re talking about practical options for performing wormer treatm…
The SCOPS Principles in Action on Farms
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Host: Ben Eagle
Co-host: Kevin Harrison (Chair of SCOPS)
Guests: Phillipa Page (Vet, Fl…
Coming soon...new SCOPS podcast
Podcast launches on Monday 23rd October 2023.
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