Sheep Technical
Farmers to be on 'high alert' for worms in lambs
Farmers “must” be on high alert for worms in their lambs according to animal health company, Zoetis. The alert comes...
Sheep Technical
Farmers “must” be on high alert for worms in their lambs according to animal health company, Zoetis. The alert comes...
Sheep
There is no need to dose ewes for worms unless there’s a demonstrated need to do so, Teagasc has told...
Dairy Technical
Ensuring that calves have little or no setbacks during the first grazing season is important, in order to keep them...
Sheep
Independent UK sheep consultant Dr. Liz Genever is warning of poor conception rates in ewe lambs this autumn if worms...
Beef
Anthelmintics or worm doses are medicines used to control parasite infections in livestock on Irish farms. In recent years, many...
Sheep
Anthelmintic resistance is a growing problem on sheep farms here in Ireland and actions need to be taken at farm...
Sheep
A recent webinar on parasites in sheep was hosted by Cian Condon of Teagasc. Two of his colleagues Tom Coll...
Sheep
Some sheep breeds have naturally higher resistance levels to parasites than others, recent research has shown. “Recent trials would indicate...
Sheep
Teagasc has produced a short guide to dealing with worms in sheep. It says to dose lambs based on faecal...
Dairy
Planning ahead to manage worm burden challenges will help to ensure farmers reap the economic benefit of targeting heifers to...