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    Rapid worm spike expected as rain arrives after prolonged dry weather

    Simon KingBy Simon KingJune 3, 2020No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Farmers are being urged not to be complacent when it comes to monitoring worms in lambs during the dry spell, as experts warn that a bout of wet weather could cause a rapid spike in numbers.

    Sheep vet Fiona Lovatt said that while the current risk of worms is relatively low across the country due to the dry weather, as soon as the rain hits, farmers will have to get onto worm control very quickly.

    She said: “Worm risk will spike within a week after the rain. This means if you are monitoring worm egg counts on a fortnightly basis and have only just taken a count before the rain arrived don’t assume that all is OK and wait for another couple of weeks before checking again as it could be too late then.”

    She suggested monitoring worm egg counts alongside growth rates to give a more accurate picture of the worm situation on individual farms.

    Ms Lovatt added: “Having the two bits of information can be very powerful. As a minimum, my suggestion would be to take a weight at between 6-8 weeks and again at weaning alongside faecal egg count testing every couple of weeks throughout the summer.”

    Farmers who were seeing high worm (strongyle) egg counts earlier on in the year should be particularly cautious as the dry weather will have stopped them from completing their life cycle, warns sheep consultant Lesley Stubbings.

    She said: “If you were seeing high Faecal Egg Counts (FECs) earlier on and they have now gone low, the chance is quite high they will spike again. This is because those eggs will be lying dormant in dung on the pasture. When the rain arrives, these will hatch out into infective larvae very quickly completing their lifecycle.

    “Initially, because there will be more infective larvae you may not see high worm egg counts for two-three weeks after the rain, however, that doesn’t mean to say your animals aren’t infected. Waiting until you see high egg counts could be too late in this situation so monitoring growth rates and general condition is key.”

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