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The commandments of sheep dosing and the 'trojan ram'

Sheep farming and responsible parasite prevention go together like thunder and lightning; it’s impossible to have one without the other, writes farm vet Hazell Mullins.
The commandments of sheep dosing and the 'trojan ram'

Sheep farming and responsible parasite prevention go together like thunder and lightning; it’s impossible to have one without the other, writes farm vet Hazell Mullins.

A little change of scenery and patient last week, locuming for Shanrahan Veterinary Clinic near Cahir in Co Tipperary, which is nestled between the Galtee and the Knockmealdown mountain ranges. 

The location explains the species jump to the ovine variety, which I enjoy as it keeps that part of my sheep knowledge ticking in my very dominant dairy world at home in Cork.

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