COMMERCIAL SHEEP SERVICES

COMMERCIAL SHEEP SERVICES

Our team supports commercial sheep producers across South Gippsland and Bass Coast with a strong focus on flock productivity, disease prevention and reproductive success. Whether you're managing prime lambs, wool sheep or a mixed enterprise, we provide practical, evidence-based veterinary services to keep your flock healthy and profitable.

REPRODUCTION AND RAM HEALTH

  • Ram fertility examinations and soundness evaluations
  • Physical assessment
  • Brucellosis testing and accreditation
  • Breeding program planning, including lambing time scheduling
  • Stocking rate analysis and reproductive benchmarking
  • Ram vasectomy

PARASITE MANAGEMENT AND DIAGNOSTICS

  • Faecal worm egg counts (FECs)
  • Larval cultures and species identification
  • Drench resistance testing
  • Annual drenching programs tailored to your property
  • Coccidia testing and management advice
  • Lice control strategies
  • Flystrike prevention and treatment plans

VACCINATIONS AND DISEASE PREVENTION

  • Comprehensive flock vaccination programs
  • Ovine Johne’s Disease (OJD) testing and SheepMAP-accredited management plans
  • Abortive disease investigation and abortion storm response
  • Biosecurity planning and flock certification support

TRACE ELEMENTS, NUTRITION AND METABOLIC DISEASE

  • Trace element testing (selenium, cobalt, copper, etc.)
  • Supplementation plans based on pasture analysis and blood testing
  • Nutritional disease investigation (e.g. ryegrass staggers)
  • Condition scoring and ewe nutrition support pre- and post-lambing

LAMENESS AND GENERAL HEALTH

  • Footrot diagnostics and lameness treatment
  • Lameness scoring and prevention plans
  • Mortality investigations and post-mortem services
  • Genetic selection advice for flock resilience and productivity
  • General disease consultation and flock health planning

SPEAK TO OUR LIVESTOCK VETERINARY TEAM

From proactive flock health planning to urgent emergency care, Gippsland Veterinary Group provides experienced, practical veterinary services to support your farm business or hobby.

Call our Livestock & Equine Centre in Leongatha on 03 5662 2251 ext. 2

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