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OviCast: Monitoring worm burden and assessing drench effectiveness

One of the key factors influencing lamb performance at this stage of the season is managing and effectively treating the worm burden. For this OviCast episode, Sheep Specialist, Damian Costello joins Ciaran Lynch to discuss this in detail.

Damian explains why it’s important to monitor worm challenge regularly and how to interpret the results. He also highlights the key areas to focus on to ensure treatments are effective.

Ciaran and Damian then look at why now is an ideal time to carry out a drench test on farms, helping to determine how well the products being used are actually working.

Listen in below:

For more information on how to conduct a drench test, watch the below video:

For more episodes from the OviCast podcast, visit the show page.