SCOPS is particularly proud of its 'Know Your Anthelmintics' guide, which lists all the products available in the UK to treat internal and external parasites and helps users understand which groups these products belong it. It also provides general advice on administering these products. For vets/advisers, see the SCOPS Technical Manual.
Chapter 2. "It lists all the currently available wormers, flukicides and combination products, with the wormers usefully colour coded into the white, yellow, clear, orange and purple groups that we sheep. In out latest blog, we outline the different wormer classes, which parasites the products in these classes can treat and some of the pitfalls to be avoided around identifying wormers.
A suggested schedule for deworming your sheep flock, A helpful chart with proper dosage for all major types of sheep worming products, And we will provide links to some of the most popular and effective sheep wormer medications on the market, so you can stock up on the best sheep wormer products for your farm. Animal health experts have revised a popular sheep worming guide to include the latest product information and any changes to established items. It lists all the currently available wormers, flukicides and combination products, with the wormers usefully colour coded into the white, yellow, clear, orange and purple groups that we sheep farmers are familiar with.
Group 4 and 5 products For many years UK sheep farmers were reliant on only three groups of wormers - 1-BZ (white), 2-LV (yellow) and 3-ML (clear). The addition of two new groups - 4-AD (orange) and 5-SI (purple) - is great news for efforts to slow anthelmintic resistance, as long as they are used and used correctly. Watch on With white and yellow wormers covered in recent weeks, here we look at the popular clear wormer - or macrocyclic lactone - class.
Four main actives - ivermectin, moxidectin, eprinomectin, doramectin (also abamectin). In cattle, sold as injectable and pour-on products. In sheep, oral and injectable.
Learn about the different types of sheep wormers, signs of worm infestation, administration methods, resistance, safety precautions, and natural alternatives.