Beef
Keeping vigilant for parasites in autumn
Farmers are being warned that as a result of the early autumn warm weather leading to an extended grazing period,...
Hoose
Dairy Technical
Detecting and treating lungworms in youngstock
The prolonged dry spell followed by the recent wet weather has created ideal conditions for lungworms or hoose in livestock....
Beef
Farmers warned of high-risk period for hoose infection in cattle
Cattle farmers are being warned that they are now entering a high risk period for parasitic pneumonia, commonly known as hoose...
Beef
'Hoose problems on the horizon once the weather breaks'
Dairy and beef farmers should be on the lookout for quite an intense period of lungworm infection (hoose) once the current...
Beef
'Convenient worm control now, immunity for the future'
Using a season long wormer will both treat lung worm infestations in weanling cattle – including replacement heifers – while,...
Dairy
'Effective worm control – cattle must be allowed to develop a level of natural immunity'
The ideal approach to controlling lung, gut and stomach worms is to use a wormer that allows some exposure to...