Dairy
After a few weeks of dry and warm weather, the recent rainfall across the country may have created the perfect environment for lungworm...
Beef
A new project being rolled out this year will test for resistance to worm dosing or anthelmintic resistance on Irish beef farms.
Sheep
Preparing a dosing plan on sheep farms is underway for some farmers across the country who are currently lambing.
Co Laois dairy farmer Bruce Thompson believes that dung beetles can play a very important role in reducing the use of anthelmintics
N.Ireland
Anthelmintic resistance (AR) is one of the biggest problems confronting the UK and Irish sheep sectors currently.
Agri-Business
The body representing vets has called on Minister McConalogue to "follow a science-based response" to addressing antiparasitic resistance.
Sheep Technical
Reseeding land is not the solution to a heavily infected worm pasture, farmers were told at a sheep walk recently.
There is no need to dose ewes for worms unless there's a demonstrated need to do so, Teagasc has told famers.
Sheep News
The word coming from New Zealand is that farmers are getting out of sheep due to anthelmintic resistance (AR).
A livestock mart based in Northern Ireland has moved to tighten its policy on selling cattle that have been treated for parasites.
Spring-born 'bucket reared' calves are now weaned of milk and out in the fields with grass making up a significant proportion of their diets.
Environment
Climate and environmental projects are among research studies selected to share in €20 million in...
Anthelmintics or worm doses are medicines used to control parasite infections in livestock on Irish...
Anthelmintic resistance is a growing problem on sheep farms here in Ireland and actions need to be taken at farm level to slow this down.
Research underway at Aberystwyth University has the potential to revolutionise fluke control reducing dependence on anthelmintic drugs.
On the topic of worms and anthelmintic resistance, Tom Coll spoke about each in detail and advised what sheep should be dosed this winter.
"Mature ewes build up immunity to worms by 12 months-of-age. Therefore, dosing them after this should be avoided at all costs."
"Anthelmintic resistance is the ability of a worm to survive a dose of anthelmintics that should kill it," according to Orla Keane.
A study by Teagasc found that 49% of administered wormers are ineffective in lambs. This could reflect the threat posed by resistance.
Worms are becoming an increasing problem in mature livestock, with lungworm in particular, Vet, Richie Brennan says.
Farmers need to rethink their sheep dosing strategies, as resistance to worm doses is growing in Ireland.
