Sheep
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has released the 2025 nematodirus forecast which helps to prevent disease in lambs.
Beef
With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across the country.
A forecast has been issued that details where and when the peak nematodirus egg hatching is expected across the country.
Preparing a dosing plan on sheep farms is underway for some farmers across the country who are currently lambing.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has today (Thursday, April 6) published its nematodirus forecast for 2023.
Nematodirus is a severe parasitic disease of lambs aged between six and 12 months' caused by the roundworm Nematodirus battus
Nematodirus, along with coccidiosis, are two parasites of concern to young lambs and the signs of both are quite similar.
N.Ireland
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Veterinary Sciences Division has issued a warning...
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine released its Nematodirus forecast late last week with peak hatching expected to take place earlier than usual.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued its Nematodirus forecast earlier this week.
Coccidiosis occurs when lambs become infected orally from faecal contamination of bedding, water troughs or feed troughs.
The Department of Agriculture has issued advice to farmers in relation to the predicted risk of infection in lambs.
The Department of Agriculture has issued a statement warning and advising farmers on the predicted risk of Nematodirus infection in lambs.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a warning to sheep farmers as we enter the peak months for Nematodirus.
The Department of Agriculture has warned sheep farmers that their lambs are likely to suffer from a nematodirus outbreak this month.
