Parasitology: Fluke & Worms in Livestock – Kyle

📣 Crofters’ Meeting: Tackling Fluke & Worms in Sheep and Cattle

A range of internal and external parasites affect sheep and cattle—including roundworms, fluke, mites, lice, flies, and ticks—leading to reduced productivity and increased costs.

🌍 Climate change and growing resistance to treatments are making parasite control more difficult on crofts.

With Lynn, a SRUC vet, we will cover these topics:

🦠 Liver Fluke & Treatments
Crucial timings of treatments, which products are effective when, and practical control

🧛 Barber’s Pole Worm (Haemonchus)
Recognising this increasingly common and dangerous parasite

💊 Which Wormer to Use?
Understanding the different wormer groups and what works when

🧬 How Does Resistance Develop?
Practical steps to reduce resistance and protect wormer effectiveness

🕷️ Tick-Borne Diseases & Scab
What to watch for and prevention

Refreshments provided

All crofters welcome – whether you run sheep, cattle, or both.