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SCOPS Podcast

Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS)

A podcast for sheep farmers, vets and anybody with an interest in sheep health. This is the official podcast of Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS).

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00:31:46

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

SCOPS Podcast ·

2025/09/10

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

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00:27:37

Liver Fluke - Using antibody testing to decide if and...

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2025/09/03

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

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00:30:32

Interpreting a Faecal Egg Count Report

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2025/08/18

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

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00:33:52

Haemonchus: What to Look For and How to Respond – No...

SCOPS Podcast ·

2025/07/22

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

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00:30:53

Liver Fluke: Dealing with A High Risk Forecast

SCOPS Podcast ·

2024/11/26

Back in series 1 we discussed Liver Fluke but today we’re going to dive into the subject in more detail and talk about how to approach a season where the risk of liver fluke is predicted to be high. In the past many farmers would have heard the risk is high and simply reached for the drench gun - today we want to explore why that is no longer an effective option and talk about the available alternatives. Host Ben Eagle is joined by Lesley Stubbings, Independent Consultant working with SCOPS. We are

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00:27:55

Don’t Panic! Coping with a diagnosis of...

SCOPS Podcast ·

2024/07/26

In this episode we are talking about multi-anthelmintic resistance and what to do if and when this happens. You have probably heard a lot about increasing resistance to anthelmintics in recent years and there are now reports that worms on some sheep farms have resistance to more than one class of wormer. So in this episode we’ll be asking what this really means. Ben's co-host is Dr David Bartley, who is a Principal Investigator in the Disease Control Division of Moredun Research Institute. Guests

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00:30:54

Understanding and implementing a mid/late season...

SCOPS Podcast ·

2024/07/23

In this episode we are talking about incorporating a Group 4 or 5 wormer as a mid to late season dose for your lambs. We’ll discuss when and how they can be best used to preserve the efficacy of all the wormer groups and why farmers shouldn’t ‘wait’ to use them. 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 Stubbings (sheep consultant)Guests: Nerys Wright (sheep consultant), Chris Elkington (sheep

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00:25:45

Turning gold standard quarantine recommendations into...

SCOPS Podcast ·

2024/07/19

In this episode we are talking about quarantine procedures and how you can make simple recommendations daily reality. Quarantine and associated treatments are vital components in maintaining flock health – preventing parasites and other diseases from being imported into the home flock – and there’s a long list of diseases and conditions that can be prevented through quarantine procedure. So why is it that when surveys are carried out so few farmers actually seem to employ any quarantine

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00:30:14

Implementing the SCOPS principles to reduce the...

SCOPS Podcast ·

2024/07/16

In this episode we talk about environmental impacts and how acting on the SCOPS principles can help to reduce the impact of medicine use on the environment. We ask what it means in practice for parasite control in sheep and cattle, how achievable it is and what tools there are to enable it?For more information on SCOPS visit www.scops.org.ukFor our podcast disclaimer see here - scops.org.uk/podcasts/Host: Ben Eagle Co-host: Dr Philip Skuce (Moredun Research Institute)Guests: Rob Howe (vet); Rich

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00:32:17

Don’t get caught out by liver fluke – understanding...

SCOPS Podcast ·

2023/11/24

This episode is brought to you from SCOPS in association with the Moredun Research Institute in Midlothian.For the final episode of this series, we are talking about liver fluke in this episode, explaining what it is, how it’s treated and the risk of resistance. Ben's co-host is Dr Philip Skuce, a senior research scientist at the Moredun Research Institute. Ben and Philip are joined by Davinia Hinde from Bainbridge Vets in the Yorkshire Dales and Brian Walker, a sheep farmer from Argyll. For more

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00:34:52

Tackling Sheep Scab (in association with Moredun)

SCOPS Podcast ·

2023/11/03

This episode is brought to you from SCOPS in association with the Moredun Research Institute in Midlothian. Sheep scab has been around for centuries, but what is it, why is it so difficult to control and how can it be controlled?Ben's co-host today is Dr Stew Burgess, who leads the sheep scab group at the Moredun Research Institute.Ben and Stew are joined by Ian May who is a sheep farmer and south west regional manager from the NSA and Karen Swindlehurst who is an experienced farm vet with Dalehead

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00:32:10

Practical Options for Performing Wormer Treatment...

SCOPS Podcast ·

2023/10/27

For more information on SCOPS visit www.scops.org.ukFor our podcast disclaimer see here - scops.org.uk/podcasts/Today on the podcast we’re talking about practical options for performing wormer treatment checks and faecal egg counts. What are the major monitoring tools that are available? When and how often should you be performing wormer treatments in the first place? What’s the difference between a good and a bad faecal egg count sample? And, what does resistance really mean? These are just some of

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00:36:11

The SCOPS Principles in Action on Farms

SCOPS Podcast ·

2023/10/23

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: Kevin Harrison (Chair of SCOPS)Guests: Phillipa Page (Vet, Flock Health Ltd); Jessica Frost (Fram Farmers)Phillipa Page is a vet consultant with Flock Health Limited. After qualifying as a vet in 2006 Phillipa worked initially in a mixed practice in South Wales before moving into farm animal practice in Gloucestershire. She is also a tenant farmer with her husband

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00:00:24

Coming soon...new SCOPS podcast

SCOPS Podcast ·

2023/10/16

Podcast launches on Monday 23rd October 2023. For more information on SCOPS click here.

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