139: Liver Fluke in silage

AHDB Food & Farming

English - April 07, 2020 06:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB
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In this edition Chloe Mckee, Knowledge Exchange Officer talks to Bethan John from Liverpool University about her PhD research on liver fluke in silage and how through good fermentation you can prevent the risk the livestock. She also gives practical tips on how best to ensile to prevent liver fluke contamination.
For more information
Making grass silage for Better Returns manual (https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/making-grass-silage-for-better-returns) for more info on silage making

SCOPS website - liver fluke (https://www.scops.org.uk/internal-parasites/liver-fluke/ )

In this edition Chloe Mckee, Knowledge Exchange Officer talks to Bethan John from Liverpool University about her PhD research on liver fluke in silage and how through good fermentation you can prevent the risk the livestock. She also gives practical tips on how best to ensile to prevent liver fluke contamination.

For more information

Making grass silage for Better Returns manual for more info on silage making SCOPS website - liver fluke