Crookwell Veterinary Hospital is a strong supporter of the technology that is now providing tangible pain relief at the time of mulesing and other …
Articles about caring for sheep, written by the veterinarians at Crookwell Veterinary Hospital.
Strategic worm control in sheep
Our practice is focused on herd and flock health and preventative management. Controlling internal parasites, especially in sheep, through advice and …
Spontaneous vaginal rupture in ewes
Spontaneous vaginal rupture is a rarely seen condition of ewes, but in some seasons in the Crookwell district, CVH vets see (or hear about) a …
Sheep measles
Sheep measles – caused by the larval cystic stage of the sheep tapeworm Taenia ovis – is surprisingly common in the Crookwell district. Surprising …
Vaccinating your lambs
Routine vaccination programs for lambs and adult sheep can prevent significant economic loss on any property. It’s easy to miss a booster, or assume …
Scabby mouth
Scabby mouth (contagious pustular dermatitis) is a non-fatal but debilitating disease of sheep and goats. Highly contagious, it’s caused by a pox …
Preventing flystrike
Spring is the time to plan your fly strike prevention strategy. It may still be cool in Crookwell and other parts of the Southern Tablelands, but …
Ovine brucellosis
Ovine brucellosis (OB) is common in many sheep flocks across the state. In Crookwell, it is now less common due to the uptake in most studs of the …
Fly strike
Spring is the best time in the Crookwell district to plan your fly strike prevention strategy. Fly strike is a painful and potentially …
Faecal egg counts
Crookwell Veterinary Hospital is a leading provider of livestock parasite advice, in-house faecal egg testing, and the supply of worm drenches and …
Drench resistance – faecal egg reduction trials
At Crookwell Veterinary Hospital we regularly undertake faecal egg reduction trials (FERT) to determine the level, if any, of drench resistance on a …
Coccidiosis and bacterial scours
Scours in young sheep The four primary causes of scours in young sheep are worms, the protozoan Coccidia, and the bacteria Campylobacter and …
Cheesy gland
Caseous Lymphadenitis (CLA) – cheesy gland – is a common chronic disease in sheep and goats. It occurs in around 97% of flocks in NSW and is …
Liver fluke in cattle and sheep
The Crookwell district is liver fluke country. Fasciola hepatica, the liver fluke, is widespread across NSW in areas where annual rainfall is 600mm or …
Johne’s disease
Johne’s Disease (JD) is a serious wasting disease affecting a number of animal species. In Australia it has been found in cattle, sheep, goats, deer, …
Foot abscess in sheep and cattle
Rain is always very welcome in autumn and winter, but the resultant lush, moist and often muddy pastures bring a range of disease problems. Foot …
Farmer’s emergency pack
One of the most effective emergency treatments all stock owners should have on hand (and carry in their vehicles) is Vet-Cal 4-in-1 or a similar …
Pregnancy toxaemia in ewes
Like all animal species in late gestation, ewes in late pregnancy must have access to enough high quality, high energy feed. Lush green pastures, …