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As autumn approaches, Irish dairy farmers enter one of the most critical periods of the production...
Agri-Business
The total carbon content of soil is a hot topic at present, with much discussion on how much there...
Sheep
With worm resistance becoming a growing concern, farmers are being advised to take a strategic...
Dairy
After a few weeks of dry and warm weather, the recent rainfall may have created the perfect...
Farmers should be mindful during this time of year of lungworm outbreaks, as they are hard to...
Sheep Technical
The control of stomach worms in lambs is essential to meet performance targets and to aid in the...
Pregnancy diagnosis is a vital part of managing fertility and productivity in dairy herds. One...
Farmers "must" be on high alert for worms in their lambs according to animal health company,...
There is no need to dose ewes for worms unless there's a demonstrated need to do so, Teagasc has...
Dairy Technical
Ensuring that calves have little or no setbacks during the first grazing season is important, in...
Independent UK sheep consultant Dr. Liz Genever is warning of poor conception rates in ewe lambs...
Beef
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...
With labour becoming harder to source, more farmers are turning to smart farming technologies to...
A recent webinar on parasites in sheep was hosted by Cian Condon of Teagasc. Two of his colleagues...
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Farmers know that their cattle need to be free from worms at housing to ensure that they perform at...
Denis Quirke runs a dairy and beef enterprise in Clonoulty, Co. Tipperary, deep in the heart of the...
The use of injectable versus pour-on worm treatments is a subject for much debate on Irish dairy...
Now is the ideal time to incorporate a quality fluke treatment into your grazing parasite control...
Closamectin Pour On was launched by Norbrook in 2009, the first treatment for liver fluke available...
Fresh from his successful stint on RTE's Big Week on The Farm, sheep farmer John Fagan has got...
Calves and yearlings are soon to be turned out and with that comes the planning of pasture...
Worm infestation in pigs can devastate performance and producers could be losing up to €10/pig...
Some sheep breeds have naturally higher resistance levels to parasites than others, recent research...
Teagasc has produced a short guide to dealing with worms in sheep. It says to dose lambs based...
