Have you noticed ticks on your pets, livestock or even yourself?The hot, dry weather seems to have brought them out in force with plenty of clients reporting their presence on-farm.We are pretty lucky in western NSW, as a general rule we are free of the “nastier” types of ticks.The first of these “nasty” ticks are cattle ticks, which are mostly found in northern Australia above the tick line and are a regulated disease in NSW.Cattle ticks spread tick fever and can have a severe impact on animal health and productivity.Cattle ticks are very . . .
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