Quickfire Nematodirus Facts

Discover gut worm & lungworm control in dairy youngstock. Learn about diagnosis, treatment, and managing wormer resistance for healthy herds. #DairyFarming"

Nematodirus in lambs can strike quickly in spring. Learn the key signs, risk factors, and how to manage outbreaks effectively using a targeted approach.

Nematodirus is a significant and costly disease of young lambs, often with high mortality rates. Read our blog to learn what are the clinical signs of nematodirosis, it's impact, how to diagnose Nematodirus in lambs and treatment and prevention.

Wormer resistance is an increasingly significant problem in the UK sheep flock. Various UK-wide studies looking at the level of wormer resistance in sheep have shown alarming results. The level of resistance to the different wormer classes varies across farms.

Discover the diagnosis and treatment of parasitic gastroenteritis (PGE) caused by gut worms in lambs. Learn when to worm lambs, how to choose the right wormer, and strategies to combat wormer resistance. Stay informed to ensure successful worm control in your

Discover the signs and impact of parasitic gastroenteritis (PGE) in lambs caused by gut worms. Learn about prevention, management, and treatment options. Stay informed about the latest updates on gut worms in lambs. Last updated June/2023

Ciarán talks about dosing ewes and rams around breeding time for fluke and worms, including some points on when farmers should and shouldn't dose.

In our second video, Ciarán discusses exactly what the presence of eggs tells us about the parasites in the animal. We also go through the process of taking a sample correctly.

In part 1 of 2, Ciarán explains what basic faecal samples in cattle and sheep can detect and what else we can find with other types of preparation and analysis.

Yellow wormers, or levamisoles, are the second family of wormers for use in cattle and sheep. Here, Ciarán goes through the key points for getting the most from yellow wormers and where they fit in practically.

In out latest blog, we outline the different wormer classes, which parasites the products in these classes can treat and some of the pitfalls to be avoided around identifying wormers.

Why do we dose and move? It's not to shed dead worms - contrary to popular belief. It's to do with resistance and keeping it to a minimum in our parasite populations.

Increasing areas of the UK and Ireland are now classified as high risk for the Nematodirus worm based on weather patterns. Lambs born in February and early March are most at risk.

When deciding on timing between dosing treatments, it’s important to know a couple of things about the products.

A question often asked – “do I go back to where I came after dosing lambs, or move them to fresh pasture?” When using products with zero persistency, like Albex, Chanaverm, Animec Oral, Zerofen or Bovex, advice is to...

Before dosing sheep with an oral white or clear wormer, best practice is to have a 24-hour fasting period. This optimises absorption in the stomach. However, if it cannot be done for a full 24-hour period it is probably not worth doing at all.