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 ...

Nathan Hill looks at a treatment for flukes in aquariums and ponds that's effective, but needs handling with care. This small package of innocuous looking powder from Fish Treatment Ltd goes a long ...

I’m standing in a basement kitchen prodding at a sheep’s liver, looking for marks on its ... that were asked by the king of Assyria (a kingdom in northern Mesopotamia) in the 7th century ...

I’m standing in a basement kitchen prodding at a sheep’s liver, looking for marks on its smooth surface ... archive of real questions that were asked by the king of Assyria (a kingdom in northern ...

As mentioned last week, if credit is sought for the organic nitrogen produced while sheep are grazing to reduce the farm’s stocking rate, then the Department needs to be notified of the movement. The ...

Liver fluke burdens in sheep and cattle could be worse this winter than in previous years, an animal health expert has warned. Dr Philip Skuce from Moredun Research Institute said farmers should not ...

Middle Eastern importers are worried about what the end of Australia's live sheep export trade will mean for their consumers and business. The Kuwait Livestock Transport and Trading Company says ...

One of the reasons appears to be parasites. Moose researcher Jen Grauer samples water for giant liver fluke in Barnum Pond in the northern Adirondacks in July 2022. Photo by Mike Lynch In a recent ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A 42-year-old St. Paul woman is accused of stealing a sheep and taking it on a walk alongside a dog over the weekend. The woman is charged with one count of rustling and ...

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 ...