Vet on the Moove: With the downpours of rain comes the threat of lungworm
The weather pattern that we had over the last few weeks is where the dynamic duo of the lungworm larva and the Pilobolus fungus really shine.
The rain finally arrived last week, the Child of Prague is back on the payroll and the grass is growing nicely again. With the pending drought at bay, however, there is one potentially detrimental issue with heavy thundery downpours after a dry spell and that is the emergence of lungworm in the herd.
The peaceful hum of the parlour is rudely interrupted currently by the sound of coughing cows, a phenomenon that we know too well on our farm. We unfortunately are no strangers to lungworm outbreaks on the farm so it has become a special interest topic of mine.
