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Ireland’s organic farming community is set to take centre stage this autumn with the launch of a...
Dairy
After a few weeks of dry and warm weather, the recent rainfall may have created the perfect...
Beef
A new project being rolled out this year will test for resistance to worm dosing or anthelmintic...
Sheep
Preparing a dosing plan on sheep farms is underway for some farmers across the country who are...
Dung beetles can play a very important role in reducing the use of anthelmintics to control...
N.Ireland
Anthelmintic resistance (AR) is currently one of the biggest problems confronting the UK and Irish...
As farmers struggle with ever-decreasing chemical options, increasing environmental pressures, and...
Agri-Business
The body representing veterinary practitioners in Ireland has called on Minister for Agriculture,...
Sheep Technical
Reseeding land is not the solution to a heavily infected worm pasture, farmers were told at a sheep...
There is no need to dose ewes for worms unless there's a demonstrated need to do so, Teagasc has...
Sheep News
The word coming from New Zealand is that farmers are getting out of sheep due to anthelmintic...
A livestock mart based in Northern Ireland has moved to tighten its policy on selling cattle that...
Spring-born 'bucket reared' calves are now weaned off milk and out in the fields, with grass making...
Irish dairy farmers face constant change, from unpredictable weather to evolving regulations and...
Environment
Climate and environmental projects are among research studies selected to share in €20 million in...
Anthelmintics or worm doses are medicines used to control parasite infections in livestock on Irish...
Anthelmintic resistance is a growing problem on sheep farms here in Ireland and actions need to be...
Research underway at Aberystwyth University has the potential to revolutionise fluke control by...
A recent webinar on parasites in sheep was hosted by Cian Condon of Teagasc. Two of his colleagues...
"Mature ewes build up immunity to worms by 12 months-of-age. Therefore, dosing them after this...
"Anthelmintic resistance is the ability of a worm to survive a dose of anthelmintics that should...
Almost half of all anthelmintic treatments given to lambs are considered ineffective, according to...
Stomach worm infestations are on the rise in dairy cattle this year, according to a Kilkenny-based...
Farmers need to rethink their sheep dosing strategies, as resistance to worm doses is growing in...
