A question on farmers minds as grazing gets underway in parts of the country is should cattle be dosed for worms before going to grass?

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Sheep farmers are being urged to stay vigilant for signs of liver fluke and worms. The risk of parasites is said to be 'hugely variable' in the ...

Resistance may develop when animals are persistently dosed with lower than the recommended dosing rate of a dewormer. Worms fall into three groups namely the roundworms, tapeworms and flukes.

The freshwater fish it is made from are at high risk of being contaminated with parasitic worms known as liver fluke. Once in ...

However, some species may contain dangerous parasites that pose a health risk ... (tapeworms), opisthorchiasis (cat liver fluke), or anisakiasis (nematodes). Diphyllobothriasis can be particularly ...

Focusing on these “sentinel” lambs for signs of liver fluke infection can save time, effort and money by informing flockmasters of the disease challenge. In the face of increasing resistance ...

Assess anaemia using the FAMACHA© scoring system (indicator of blood-feeding parasites such as Barber’s pole worm and liver fluke) Check for swollen jaw (indicator of blood-feeding parasites such as ...