Beef
The Department of Agriculture issued a map outlining the predicted risk of disease caused by liver fluke infection in livestock this winter.
Series
Agriland with Boehringer Ingelheim is bringing livestock farmers a practical information series on parasite control - such as liver fluke
Liver fluke is often associated with wet, heavier-type land and farmers are being remined that the risk of an outbreak this year remains
Most farmers across the country have the majority of their cattle housed by now and it is important to ensure parasites are kept...
An increase in the number of liver fluke cases recorded in cattle and sheep has been highlighted this year and in...
A map detailing the predicted risk of disease caused by liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) infection in livestock for this winter has...
A rise in the number of cattle being presented for slaughter showing signs of liver fluke has been observed this year.
Dairy
Dosing the cows as they come in for the housing is essential as when cows and cattle are indoors, it is the ideal time to treat for...
Sheep
The liver fluke season is expected to be longer this year, according to an independent sheep consultant in the United Kingdom (UK).
Mild and continuous wet weather this summer is leading to an increased risk of parasitic worms in grazing animals.
In the AHI Beef HealthCheck Newsletter's spring edition, the counties with the highest reported cases of live liver fluke in cattle...
Liver fluke has continued to have a presence in a considerable number of cattle herds across the country since early January...
Restoring wetlands through environmental schemes have the potential to bring a risk of liver fluke, an expert has said.
Farmers have been reminded of the importance of ensuring their cattle have been given an effective treatment for liver fluke.
Beef Technical
Warm and wet weather conditions have contributed to over a third of cattle herds in Ireland having at least one animal with liver damage due to liver fluke.
Rainfall in recent days in many parts of the country along with temperatures holding relatively high will heighten the risk of liver fluke.
Trials are ongoing to a develop a liver fluke vaccine, with trials of promising candidates starting this summer.
"The timing of fluke doses has caught a lot of people out due to the mild winter seen, and as result has seen the carry over of fluke to now," Shane McGettrick said.
Liver fluke is a well-known parasite that impacts both cattle and sheep and can cause serious production losses on beef and sheep farms.
Dairy Technical
Liver fluke is a parasitic disease of grazing animals caused by Fasciola Hepatica and has a major economic impact on cattle and sheep farms.
The percentage of liver fluke incidents in beef cattle at slaughter has witnessed a reduction in...
If animals were infected by liver fluke in the previous grazing season prior to housing, those parasites will now be adults be visible at slaughter.
It's been a wet winter on farms and with sheep out grazing for much of the winter, problems with liver fluke tend to become a challenge.
