Cull Ewe Screening

There are numerous reasons why a ewe may not regain condition after weaning, these can be from dental disease, to worms to an iceberg disease.  An excellent tool to understand what is happening beneath the sheep’s skin, is to do a cull ewe screen.  Fiona Crowden, SRUC Veterinary Investigation Officer and Kirsten Williams, SAC Consulting discuss this, in this short video.

Related FAS Material

Iceberg Diseases In Sheep | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)