Beef
After such a dry and warm week, the rainfall this week may create the perfect environment for lungworm development.
Dairy
The weather will begin to change in the autumn, resulting in warm and wet conditions – conditions in which lungworm will thrive in calves
N.Ireland
Two cases of lungworm in carcasses have been submitted to both Omagh and Stormont postmortem labs in the last two weeks (July 2025)
Going from a period of severe heat to a period of rain in a matter of a few days suits the likes of stomach and lungworm down to the ground
As we enter the second half of the grazing season, beef farmers must turn their attention to...
Parasite control at this time of the year for your replacement heifer calves is crucial for your next generation of milkers
The cold spell of weather in the last week has turned most milking cows and cattle in for housing full-time, which means parasites need to be
Dosing cows as they come in for housing is essential, as when cows and cattle are indoors, it is the ideal time to treat for parasites...
Dairy farmers are being urged to vaccinate their youngstock and naïve cattle against lungworm...
Farmers are being warned that as a result of the early autumn warm weather leading to an extended grazing period
Agri-Business
Cattle farmers are being encouraged to think differently about lungworm in 2023 and to develop...
Farmers are urged to be on high alert as fatal cases of 'hoose' have already been diagnosed in...
Farmers are urged to be on high alert as fatal cases of ‘hoose’ have already been...
Cattle farmers are being warned that they are now entering a high risk period for parasitic...
Dung sampling your calves can save you money this grazing season, according to Vet Frank O’Sullivan.
Lungworm outbreaks in adult cows can cost €160 per cow, according to Fergal Morris of MSD Animal Health.
Farmers should not automatically assume that coughing cattle, including cows, have a lungworm problem
Lungworm infection or hoose is one of the most important respiratory diseases of cattle in Ireland, Animal Health Ireland (AHI) says
One of the commonest reasons for lack of thrive in young beef cattle at grass is parasitic infection, Animal Health Ireland says.
The ideal approach to controlling lungworms, or hoose and gut worms and stomach worms is to use a wormer that allows some exposure to the worm larvae but kills adult worms before they cause clinical signs of disease,
