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Sheep
Sheep Management: grazing cover crops, rumen fluke and pregnancy scanning
Darren Carty
New rules pertaining to the grazing of cover crops require at least a 30% lie back area to 70% grazing area
19 November 2024 News
Increased liver fluke risk in north and west, Department warns
The Department, in collaboration with Met Éireann, UCD, Teagasc and Animal Health Ireland, has advised farmers of the predicted risk of disease caused by liver fluke infection in livestock.
23 October 2024 Animal Health
Addressing parasite burdens in youngstock
With a challenging summer, parasite burdens must be kept to a minimum as stock begin to head indoors to prevent a serious falloff in liveweight gain. Martin Merrick reports.