Tackling the fluke challenge this winter

<p>Veterinarian, Shane McGettrick, who is Laboratory Manager at the Department of Agriculture Regional Veterinary Laboratory in county Sligo is on this week’s OviCast to talk  about the fluke challenge this winter. </p><p> </p><p>We start with Shane discussing what fluke-related issues they are seeing in the lab at this point in the season. We discuss the Department’s fluke forecast and how this may be a more challenging season for fluke. </p><p> </p><p>We move on to discuss treatment with Shane highlighting the importance of choosing the correct active ingredient, potential flukicide resistance, and why it’s important to work with your vet to put a control programme in place on farm. </p><p> </p><p>We finish up discussing rumen fluke and the risk it may poses on certain farms. </p><p> </p><p>Read the 2023 DAFM fluke forecast at: </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/ec21e-liver-fluke-forecast-november-2023/">https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/ec21e-liver-fluke-forecast-november-2023/</a> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For more episodes from the OviCast podcast, visit the show page at:<br><a href="https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/sheep/ovicast-sheep-podcast">https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/sheep/ovicast-sheep-podcast</a> </p>