SCOPS Podcast

Nematodirus Forecast: What It Tells Us and How to Use It

What is the nematodirus hatching forecast and what changes have been made in 2026? Webinar https://youtu.be/7bMiTIt7KMs?si=ZTmJu-AwLOBC2mmY SCOPS Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@scopsvideos8636/videos Forecast on the website https://www.scops.org.uk/forecasts/nematodirus-forecast/ For more information on SCOPS visit www.scops.org.uk For our podcast disclaimer see here - scops.org.uk/podcasts/ Host: Ben Eagle  Co-host: Nerys Wright Guests: Hannah Vineer, Fiona Lovatt, Clare Wise Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss upcoming episodes on parasite control, diagnostics, and sustainable sheep health. We would like to thank Bimeda for their support of this podcast.

Suspecting Wormer Failure: What Next? It might not be resistance.

For more information on SCOPS visit www.scops.org.ukFor our podcast disclaimer see here - scops.org.uk/podcasts/Host: Ben Eagle Co-host: Lesley StubbingsGuests: Will Allman, Andrew Pattison, Chloe PartridgeMake sure to subscribe so you don’t miss upcoming episodes on parasite control, diagnostics, and sustainable sheep health.This episode is supported by: Boehringer Ingelheim; Elanco; Norbrook; Zoetis 

Liver Fluke - Using antibody testing to decide if and when to treat sheep in the autumn and early winter

As the trend towards drier, hotter summers and warmer, wetter winters continues, the liver fluke season is shifting, and the time when grazing animals are picking up liver fluke off pasture is tending to be later but also extremely variable between farms.Lesley and guests discuss how farmers and their vets can use antibody detection early in the liver fluke ‘season’ to pinpoint when (or if) animals have become infected and time any treatment accurately.Antibodies can be detected from as early as two weeks post infection while faecal based coproantigen or egg detection tests are useful much later in the season when the fluke are more mature inside the animal.Lesley is joined by Prof. Diana Williams, University of Liverpool, Vet Phillipa Page from Flock Health Ltd and farmer Michael Rhodes from Lancaster. The panel discuss how to use antibody testing and the new Lateral Flow Test (LFT) developed by University of Liverpool which just requires a drop of blood and can be done quickly on farm.For more information on SCOPS visit www.scops.org.ukFor our podcast disclaimer see here - scops.org.uk/podcasts/Host: Ben Eagle Co-host: Lesley StubbingsGuests: Prof Diana Williams, Phillipa Page, Michael Rhodes. Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss upcoming episodes on parasite control, diagnostics, and sustainable sheep health.This episode is supported by: Boehringer Ingelheim; Elanco; Norbrook; Zoetis 

Interpreting a Faecal Egg Count Report

For more information on SCOPS visit www.scops.org.ukFor our podcast disclaimer see here - scops.org.uk/podcasts/Host: Ben Eagle Co-host: Nerys WrightGuests: Rebecca Mearns, Olly Matthews, Robert Spink.Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss upcoming episodes on parasite control, diagnostics, and sustainable sheep health.This episode is supported by: Boehringer Ingelheim; Elanco; Norbrook; Zoetis 

Haemonchus: What to Look For and How to Respond – No Need to Panic

For more information on SCOPS visit www.scops.org.ukFor our podcast disclaimer see here - scops.org.uk/podcasts/Host: Ben Eagle Co-host: Nerys WrightGuests: Jen Oglesby, Will Roobottom, Kaz StrycharczykThis is just the start of Series 3 — make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss upcoming episodes on parasite control, diagnostics, and sustainable sheep health.This episode is supported by: Boehringer Ingelheim; Elanco; Norbrook; Zoetis