Using practical measures, such as faecal egg counting (FEC) and regular weighing, has helped Shropshire farmer Neil Brown cut down on drenching lambs, maximise weight gain and reduce the risk of anthelmintic...
Using practical measures, such as faecal egg counting (FEC) and regular weighing, has helped Shropshire farmer Neil Brown cut down on drenching lambs, maximise weight gain and reduce the risk of anthelmintic...
With Haemonchus contortus increasingly prevalent across the UK, sheep farmers are encouraged to widen their worm monitoring programmes to include adult ewes. Farmers Guardian reports.
Concerns over rendering capacity and costs have been raised after bluetongue outbreaks this year
Fertility has been 'severely affected' in a high proportion of rams tested at a farm veterinary practice in the south-west