13 February 2024

Making a submission to the Regional Veterinary Lab

For this week’s OviCast podcast, Ciaran Lynch is joined by Seamus Fagan from the Department of Agriculture’s Regional Veterinary Lab in Athlone, who details the steps in making a submission.

As a follow on from his presentation at the recent Teagasc National Sheep Conference, they discuss the importance of records to highlight flock health issues on farm and to help provide a better flock history, particularly in the case of abortion.

The submission process and the timeline for results is also outlined, while Seamus discusses some of the challenges seen in the lab this spring, with a notable fluke challenge present on farms.

Finally, the discussion concludes with some of the findings from the ongoing thin ewe study.

Listen in below:

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