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If you prefer to listen, rather than read, try the new ParaBoss Snapshots. Each Snapshot is between 2 and 6 minutes and is presented in a short lecture style by Dr Susan Swaney. The seven new Snapshots are:
This quick quiz tests your knowledge of sheep and goat parasites and their control.
April is a key month in the annual worm cycle—the milder weather and continuing rainfall will favour worm development. Monitoring for worms and fluke remains paramount and can provide valuable information on the need for drenching and preparing low-worm risk paddocks for spring. It will also assist in the pre-lambing drenching consideration for autumn lambing ewes.
Producers are reminded to quarantine drench any introduced or returning sheep. You don’t want to import drench resistance.
The NSW Local Land Services District Vets have reminded us that they are active and available even in these uncertain times. NSW producers who need advice or assistance with animal health issues can call their LLS.
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