Good old Barbers Pole Worm really likes to give us a good kick in the teeth before the end of summer whenever we get a few summer storms, and this year is no different.
In the past week we’ve seen sheep around Coonamble dying of this worm.
Barbers Pole Worms suck blood, so the sheep become anaemic, seen as pale gums or skins and the ones we’ve seen this week have obvious bottle jaws.
This is due to the low protein levels in the blood caused by all those sucking worms . . .
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