Sharp solutions to sheep scald

摘要

This week sees the start of a new series offering answers to readers' questions. Farmer Focus writer, Charlie Armstrong, Northumberland, asks: "What is the best way to control scald in sheep?"FROM THE FORUMS: Forum user 2658336 says scald isn't easy to completely eradicate, but it can be reduced enormously. 'We treat it quickly after symptoms are seen and with the antibiotic terramy-cin, spraying just between the claws from above, plus a zinc sulphate footbath when we have more than one or two animals affected.