Rumen flukes, predominantly Calicophoron daubneyi, have emerged as significant endoparasites in cattle and sheep in Europe and beyond. These trematodes infect ruminants when they ingest encysted ...

Cattle and sheep farmers and vets are being urged to prioritise liver fluke over rumen fluke when making treatment decisions, as the latter rarely causes disease despite its increasing presence in the ...

Liver fluke prevalence is predicted to be highest in the Midlands, west and northern areas of the country this year In abattoir examinations, on average 34% of herds have at least one animal with ...

Significant fluke issues have been reported by Regional Veterinary Laboratories, while farmers have also been warned over the new barber’s pole worm impacting livestock, which has been detected in the ...

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