Mr Isaac, who runs a flock of 1,550 ewes at Mynachdy farm, Pontypridd, used to have serious problems with joint ill and watery mouth in his lambs and would typically lose 10 or more lambs a season.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. WATERY mouth disease in young lambs is a significant loss to many sheep farmers and costs the industry dearly. In this article, supplied by the ...

As lambing time draws closer, sheep farmers have been urged to make sure they have a plan to manage and combat watery mouth, a common disease of new born lambs, in place. The call came in response ...

As lambing is now drawing to a close I have just 20 ewes left to lamb from just under 1,100. It was a busy few weeks but generally speaking it went fairly well. I did, however, get a lot of ...

NEW-BORN lambs that drink enough colostrum will be protected from a disease common in intensive indoor lambing flocks. The disease, known commonly as "watery mouth" and characterised by lethargy ...

Watery mouth and joint-ill from a build up of bacteria in the shed frustrated my best efforts to save as many lambs as possible. Infection was the biggest killer of lambs for me last year.

WATERY mouth disease in young lambs is a significant loss to many sheep farmers and costs the industry dearly. In this article, supplied by the National Animal Diseases Information Service, we look at ...