Sheep should remain on lands where there is no risk of dip coming in contact with watercourses for at least 24 hours, and ...

According to Parasitologists working at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), farmers need to be aware of the risk ...

Liver fluke risk rises with this year's wet weather. Farmers are urged to test livestock and avoid complacency to control potential outbreaks.

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 ...

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I'm following instructions that were first written down by the ancient Babylonians 4,000 years ago, and still survive today. Every crease on the liver has a meaning, and cuneiform tablets ...

I’m standing in a basement kitchen prodding at a sheep’s liver, looking for marks on its smooth surface. People crowd around to film the proceedings, since I’m here to ask a question that everyone ...

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 ...

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 ...