Sheep entering the flock

Purchasing

• Take great care when purchasing breeding sheep from other farms
• Ideally buy stock from farms which are free of footrot
• If not possible, buy in sheep from flocks with evidence of a good footrot control programme
• Preferably breeding sheep should not be bought from a livestock market

Quarantine

• Isolate for at least 21 days
• Isolate all new purchases, including rams and sheep returning to the farm
• Ensure there is no evidence of lameness before turn out

Inspect

• Inspect all purchased sheep and sheep returning to the farm
• Treat any that have footrot or scald