Beef
Mild and wet weather driving risk of parasitic worms at grazing
Due to the mild wet winter which has been followed since by mild and continuous wet weather, there is an...
Dosing
Beef
When is it time to treat cattle for internal parasites?
In recent years, more emphasis has been put on advising farmers to identify the presence of specific internal parasites in...
Beef Technical
Time to consider summer dosing for dairy beef animals
As the summer grazing season is now in full swing farmers are being urged to consider dosing strategies for dairy...
Dairy Technical
Do you need to treat your cows for parasites?
The period after drying-off is a good time to treat cows for any potential parasites that may be affecting them....
Dairy Technical
Treating dairy cows for parasites at drying off
Internal parasites of ruminants can impact the performance of cattle at any age and should be dealt with if they...
Dairy Technical
Why you should dung sample before you dose
To control parasites on Irish farms, animals usually receive an oral dose or a pour-on treatment (depending on the parasite...
Agri Politics
'Farmers will be biggest losers' if proposed dosing product rule changes are not addressed
Farmers “will be the biggest losers” in the proposed changes to the sale and supply of antiparasitic products if the...
Sheep
What sheep do I need to dose for worms?
A recent webinar on parasites in sheep was hosted by Cian Condon of Teagasc. Two of his colleagues Tom Coll...
Agri Politics
Animal preventative remedies regulations 'need to be re-examined'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been called on to “urgently re-examine regulations” that would prohibit...
Sheep
Anthelmintic resistance: Is it a concern on Irish sheep farms?
“Anthelmintic resistance is the ability of a worm to survive a dose of anthelmintics that should kill it,” according to...
Beef
What is best practice when it comes to injecting my cattle?
Over the course of an animal’s life, they will require many vaccinations and treatments. Whether treating cattle with specific medicines for...
Beef
Dosing advice: Be on the lookout for lungworm infestations
Farmers have been advised to be on the lookout for cattle showing signs of lungworm infestations. Cattle will be prone...
Beef
Pour-on treatments give new entrant beef farmer 'peace of mind'
Andrew Ward is a recent entrant to beef farming from Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan and is the winner of the AgriLand /...
Beef
'Worms an increasing problem within dairy herds'
Stomach worm infestations are on the rise in dairy cattle this year, according to a Kilkenny-based veterinary surgeon. Richard Brennan,...
Beef
Managing herd health on a 1,200 head finishing unit
Glen South Farm finishes 1,200 cattle on an annual basis and since its formation herd health has played a key role...
Grass
Grass advice: Nearing the end of the green stuff
North of the border most herds are now fully housed or on their last few days at grass. With frosty...
Sheep
'Lambs with scour on fresh grass is usually a sign of a parasitic infection'
Lambs should not scour when they are grazing fresh grass, according to Tommy Heffernan, a Wicklow-based vet, who said it...
Beef
Housing is one of the best times to treat cattle for parasites - Teagasc
Housing is one of the best times of the year for treating cattle against some of the more common internal...