MerlinVet & Numnuts at Scotsheep 2024
MerlinVet will be exhibiting alongside Numnuts at Scotsheep 2024. On Wednesday 5th June, visit our exhibition stand with Numnuts, where you can try out the device on a demo lamb. The event is taking place at Aikengall Farm, Innerwick, Dunbar, East Lothian.
At our stand we’ll also have a competition to win a Numnuts Device by playing ‘Guess the number of rings in the jar’, while there will be some additional Numnuts goodies up for grabs. But most importantly, it’s a great opportunity to speak to the team about the device that combines tail docking and castration with targeted pain relief, all in one handled unit – easy, fast, and safe. You’ll also be able to purchase Numnuts devices directly at the stand with a one-day-only Scotsheep offer.
About Scotsheep 2024
Organised by the Scottish Region of the National Sheep Association (NSA), NSA Scotsheep 2024 will include: a trade area with over 160 trade stands, 32 sheep breed societies, and 11 individual breeder & company trade stands/demonstrations; a comprehensive seminar and workshop programme; educational and working demonstrations; a farm tour; sheep dog trial; show and sale of ewe hoggs; and fencing, stockjudging, and sheep shearing competitions, as well as the NSA Next Generation Shepherd of the Year.
What is Numnuts?
Numnuts® is a 2-in-1 device that administers an Elastrator® ring along with a pre-calibrated dose of local anaesthetic. This device makes giving fast-acting targeted pain relief for castration and tail docking of lambs easy, fast, and safe. No other device exists that allows farmers and vets to provide targeted pain relief to lambs during tail docking and castration.
The Numnuts® Device allows farmers and vets to provide best practice without compromising on safety and efficiency. The device is robust, blood-free, and needle-safe. The modular design allows for parts to be changed to maintain good hygiene and efficient function. Numnuts® is a Scottish designed and developed product that has proven its reliability over five lambing seasons – Numnuts has been used by thousands of pioneering sheep farmers and vets and has been used to administer over 3 Million doses in Australia and New Zealand as of January 2024.
Product Benefits
- Revolutionary patented device combines tail docking and castration with targeted pain relief, all in one handled unit
- Reduce labour time/cost
- Dual Stage Injector technology prevents accidental injections
- Easy priming
- Accurate Dosing
- No weighing or weight estimation required – simple one dose amount for all lamb sizes, for both tail & testes
- Needle Safe
- Simple needle changeover
Please note: you must source your bottle of local anaesthetic through your own veterinary practice. The calibrated dose through the device is 1.5ml of anaesthetic. Recommended for lambs 4 weeks and older. The Numnuts device requires maintenance to ensure it remains reliable – please replace your needles & Fluid Junction regularly. Spares of these are readily available.
Find out more via our guide here
