Derrypatrick just like a normal farm

ONE of the bulls being afflicted with photosensitisation must have been nearly the last straw for the managers of the Derrypatrick suckler herd, established by Teagasc at its Grange, Co Meath, research centre.

They have been unlucky with bulls on this farm, since it opened in January, 2009.

The bull has been indoors out of the sun for the last few weeks. while it suffers the skin peeling, hair loss, reddening, peeling and ulceration of the skin which are symptomatic of this nasty problem.