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‘Farmers need to test for rumen fluke this year’

October 7, 2016

Farmers need to test cattle for rumen fluke as only certain doses will cure the disease, according to east-Galway Veterinary Surgeon, Liam O’Malley.…

How to control parasites at grass for beef suckler herds

May 4, 2015

Beef

One of the common reasons for lack of thrive in young beef cattle at grass is parasitic infection, according to Animal Health Ireland…

How to assess the liver fluke risk on your farm

May 3, 2015

Beef

Liver fluke can affect cattle of all ages, including cows, according to Animal Health Ireland (AHI). Fluke burdens can be monitored on beef farms…

North West farmers warned of liver fluke threat

January 3, 2015

Beef

Livestock farmers in the North West should be particularly vigilant for signs of liver fluke this winter according to the Department for Agriculture,…

Department of Agriculture warns farmers to remain vigliant on fluke

November 28, 2014

Beef

The Department of Agriculture, has issued advice to farmers about the predicted risk of disease caused by liver fluke infection in livestock this…

Liver fluke costs Irish farmers €90m every year

November 20, 2014

Dairy

Liver fluke disease causes annual losses estimated to be around €2.5 billion to livestock and food industries worldwide and is costing Irish farmers…

Teagasc liver fluke research to feature on ‘The Science Squad’

October 27, 2014

Agri-Business

Teagasc research will feature in three episodes in the upcoming series of The Science Squad on RTÉ One television. In the first episode…

Fluke still affecting 1 in 5 animals despite dry year

October 15, 2014

Agri-Business

Figures from the Department of Agriculture on liver condemnations for the first seven months of 2014 show that in older animals as many…

Teagasc to provide free liver fluke testing

September 8, 2014

Dairy

Teagasc is undertaking a research project to establish levels of liver fluke on Irish farms and will provide free liver fluke testing to approximately 1,000 beef,…

Liver Fluke affects nearly 1 in 4 British Cattle

May 22, 2014

Beef

Liver fluke in cattle is on the rise according to the latest official data released by the Food Standards Agency. The figures for…

Liver fluke control on organic farms

February 13, 2014

Breaking News

Liver fluke can be a big threat on organic farms, causing considerable animal health and welfare issues and significant economic losses to the…

BTAP herd health plan getting results

January 2, 2014

Beef

At a recent beef seminar organised by Slaney Foods positive results from the Beef Technology Adoption Programme (BTAP) were outlined to the farmers…

Is there a Liver Fluke problem on your farm?

December 20, 2013

Beef

At a recent beef seminar on animal health issues organised by Slaney Foods a number of well-known professionals in the industry underlined the…

Poor animal health and diseases cost money

December 14, 2013

Rural Life

“Anything farmers can do in terms of improving animal health will have a knock-on impact on profitability,” stressed Steven Conroy of the Irish…

Slaney outlines new disease monitoring system

December 13, 2013

Beef

At its beef seminar in Tullow, Co Carlow last night, Wexford-based Slaney Foods outlined to farmers and vets developments in its new disease monitoring scheme. Slaney has designed…