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Effective Fluke Control in Sheep: A conversation with Andrew Bailie
Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast
English - October 03, 2020 17:47 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBGovernment Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: S1: Derelict to Productive - Hill Cows with Patrick Laurie
In this episode Hazel Laughton speaks with Andrew Baillie who farms at Carstairs Mains in Lanarkshire. Andrew shares his experience of suffering a substantial loss in productivity as a direct result of liver fluke in his flock, despite having a stringent management plan in place. He discusses his quarantine procedures, what extra measures he has put in place to minimise the risk of infestation and his top tips for other farmers. This episode is of benefit to all sheep farmers.