The FECPAK System for Worm Control in Sheep
Good parasite management starts with good information. FECPAK enables you to monitor worm burdens on a number of groups of cattle quickly, cost effectively and without hassle.
By frequently monitoring faecal egg counts (FEC) in your flock, you can detect problems before potential production losses occur. Regular monitoring also means that less time and money is needed for worm control without compromising production.
Regular FEC in conjunction with your existing farm management practices such as weighing and stock observation also allows you to make more accurate drench decisions and help delay the development of drench resistance in your flock. Now that we have recorded resistance to all 3 drench families in sheep in the UK, can you afford not to check?
FECPAK – a simple on-farm system for FEC in sheep
FECPAK allows farmers, veterinarians or consultants to do “on the spot” parasite assessments. FECPAK has been designed to be used on–farm and is a customized, purpose-built product containing all of the equipment and information needed for doing quick and accurate FEC.
The FECPAK system is simple to use and tests take around 15 minutes to complete.
Save on drench and wormer treatments by using FECPAK on your sheep
Assuming that:
- By using FEC over a season 2 whole wormer treatments per lamb are avoided.
- Average no of lambs = 1,000
Then
- If using white drench @ 4p / dose (ie 8p/lamb saved)
you save £80.00* - If using Ivermectin @ 8p / dose (ie 16p/lamb saved)
you save £160.00*
Do you normally use a combined selenium / cobalt wormer? Beware – check your nutritional status to ensure that is isn’t the Selenium and Cobalt in the drench that is making the difference and not the actual wormer!! A mineral supplement or drench is far cheaper than worming.
More questions about FECPAK?
See our Innovis technical team’s Sheep FECPAK FAQ.
Do you have the right tools?
Contact us on 01970 828236 or email enquiries@innovis.org.uk for more information on FECPAK and to discuss how FECPAK can help you to better control parasites in your flock.
