THE winter of 1879–80 was marked by a widely-spread outbreak of the liver-rot amongst ... at three million sheep, or about one-tenth of the total number in the United Kingdom, and during the ...

Farmers have been urged to test for liver fluke in an autumn and winter that could be ‘very different’ to recent years. The relatively low and later incidence of liver fluke in recent years shouldn’t ...

Although this year saw a decrease in both rainfall and average temperature from May to September in comparison to last year, ...

The message underlines that relatively low and delayed occurrences of liver fluke in the past should not lead sheep farmers to become complacent this season. This advice comes from animal health ...

Haemonchosis and liver fluke can be hard to distinguish, and both can result in sheep with bottle jaw, explains independent sheep consultant Lesley Stubbings of Scops. “If you’re worried about ...