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Q&A with a farm vet: Look out for lungworm this summer

With some areas of the country seeing a rise in lungworm cases this year, Dairy Farmer looks at the impact of infections and best practice in terms of treatment and prevention

Dairy Farmer

13 August 2025 鈥� 4 min read

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Lungworm typically affects cattle during their first grazing season.

While not as common as gut worm infections, lungworm can have serious impacts on productivity within the milking herd and youngstock, and in serious cases can result in death. Vet, Emma Greaves, from...

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