Dairy
Controlling parasites during the grazing season
Stomach and gut worms begin to become a problem on farms as temperature rise and controlling parasites can be difficult,...
Parasites
Beef
Johne's disease: Protecting your calves against exposure
As calves have been slowly getting out to pasture in recent weeks, it is important to protect them against Johne’s...
Sheep
Wetland restoration can 'bring a fluke risk'
Efforts to restore wetlands and create habitats including wader scrapes through environmental schemes have the potential to bring a risk...
Sheep
Deaths from Barber's pole worm increased by 164% since 2022
The appearance of haemonchus contortus, or Barber’s pole worm has quickly become a problem on some sheep farms recently. Signs...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Management of cows following drying-off
The drying-off of cows gives farmers an opportunity to treat cows for any parasite issues that may be affecting them....
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Management of in-calf heifers
Now that your in-calf heifers are housed, there are a number of jobs that can be completed with them over...
Sheep Technical
Sheep advice: Managing the feeding and health of store lambs
With the large number of store lambs currently on farms, farmers are considering finishing lambs, selling as stores, or buying...
Beef
Keeping vigilant for parasites in autumn
Farmers are being warned that as a result of the early autumn warm weather leading to an extended grazing period,...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Keeping parasites in-check
The challenging weather this year means there is likely a high level of parasites present in calves, and dosing may...
Dairy Technical
Are faecal egg counts aiding the spread of parasites on farms?
Could employing faecal egg counts on farms to determine the correct time for dosing actually be aiding the spread of...
Dairy Technical
Management of calves during their first grazing season
Replacement heifer calves that were born in January and February should now all be at grass and weaned from milk....
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....
Beef Technical
Beef farmers: 4 parasites to be conscious of at housing
Beef farmers are being reminded that there are at least four major parasites in beef cattle that need to be...
Video
Using dung beetles to manage parasites in Co. Laois
In this week’s Dairy Focus, Agriland made the trip to meet Bruce Thompson on his dairy farm located in the...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Feeding minerals and treating parasites
As we come to the end of the milking season on many spring calving dairy farms, our attention is turning...
Agri-Business
New Irish tech can diagnose parasitic infections 'in minutes'
A Kilkenny-based pharmaceutical company, which specialises in both human and animal health, has developed a new type of technology that...
Beef
How can I control lice and mange mites that affect my cattle?
Now that cattle are housed across the country, winter is the most common time to see infestations with external parasites such...
Beef
'Now is a good time to review parasite control in young stock'
The most important parasites to look out for at this time of year are gut and lungworms, liver fluke and...