Holy smokes the barbers pole worm in sheep is LOVING the wet, warm weather.
We are doing lots of worm egg counts for diligent clients who want to assess risk and make smart drenching decisions.
We’ve seen some counts above 5000 epg which will be limiting production, as well as contaminating pastures with extra larvae.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, if worm egg counting is not part of your program, it needs to be this summer.
We are also seeing the development of plenty more drench . . .
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