UK sheep producers are being encouraged to join the march towards stamping out lameness in the national flock when the industry highlights how to take the…
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The National Sheep Association (NSA) is looking to the many agricultural events and shows taking place in the coming weeks and months as the ideal opportunity…
The latest NADIS Parasite Forecast, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, highlights that the recent warm, wet weather heightens the risk of parasites in sheep and cattle. A…
Vigilance and appropriate product choice will be essential to protect young lambs over the coming days and weeks, warns the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep…
After 2017 saw anecdotally higher levels of the blood sucking worm Haemonchus contortus, sheep farmers are being urged to look out for signs of their presence…
Managing soil by well-designed grazing is key to an animal’s growth and wellbeing shows new research linking soil health, pasture value and sustainable production. Individual pastures…
With lambing well underway and many sheep turned out, farmers without worm control plans in place for this season’s grazing should act now, according to Nicky…
Elanco Animal Health said that Nematodirus battus is a real cause for concern in the UK. Changing climatic conditions have meant that disease caused by this…
Sheep farmers are being advised to treat stock for parasites based on risk, rather than the time of year in order to prevent costly production losses.…
Anthelmintic treatment of ewes around lambing time, often with long-acting products, has become common practice on UK sheep farms. However, new independent UK research carried out…
