By Rob Hall
Resistance to anthelmintics (wormers) has been widely reported in sheep parasites in the UK and abroad. Until recently this hasn’t been a widespread problem in British cattle parasites, but resistant populations of worms are starting to emerge.
Gutworm infections are a common cause of production loss and disease in […]
Don’t tuck parasites in for winter
We are now coming up to housing which is a good time to think about getting on top of parasites for the year and going forward into next grazing season. However, it is important this is done correctly to ensure the optimum outcome is […]
With turnout hopefully not too far around the corner now is the opportune time to get Lungworm control fresh in your minds to avoid losses at a later date.
Lungworm (also known as ‘husk’, ‘hoose’ and ‘parasitic bronchitis’) is caused by the parasite Dictyocaulus viviparus. Animals are infected after grazing on […]
The sun has been shining and a lot of you by now have either braved a first cut, or have the clamp ready and waiting to be filled (que the rain). This being said, the emergence of this warm and damp weather should have you thinking about what parasites it […]
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