Cattle and dairy farmers not satisfied with wormer results

Farmers have been advised to know what worms they are trying to treat in their cattle, to choose the correct anthelmintic product, and ensure that application is accurate and does not contribute to anthelmintic resistance.

Farmers have been advised to know what worms they are trying to treat in their cattle, to choose the correct anthelmintic product, and ensure that application is accurate and does not contribute to anthelmintic resistance, writes Stephen Cadogan.

With cattle and dairy farmers reporting they are unsatisfied with results of worming cattle, Paul Kennedy, Dairy Technical Specialist at Interchem, confirms that increasing resistance to anthelmintic is not just a worry for sheep farmers.

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