The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is continuing to offer its Nematodirus Forecast at no charge, providing a vital service for sheep farmers, vets and advisers to protect the health of lambs born this spring.
 
Nematodirus is one of the first parasitic challenges lambs face when they begin to rely more on grazed grass and less on their mothers’ milk, meaning the disease can often strike before they have any immunity. This, coupled with the incredible speed that worm eggs can hatch if the weather favours them, means sheep farmers can face significant losses. That is why the SCOPS Nematodirus Forecast, with its easy-to-understand traffic light system, is being increasingly relied upon by the sheep sector.

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