30 June 2023

Keeping a check on the worm burden

Damian Costello, Teagasc Sheep Specialist, is on this week’s OviCast to talk about managing the parasite challenge over the coming weeks.

Damian explains what the burden is and he and Ciarán Lynch, host of OviCast, discuss the current challenge, monitoring worm burden and deciding when to dose. Damian explains the importance of knowing how effective your wormer is, how to conduct a drench test and how to interpret the results. 

Finally, he highlights some of the resource material available to help explain some of the issues raised in more detail. This material is available here.

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