Watch: Thrive Demo Farm update – coccidiosis in weanlings
Declan Marren provides an update from the Thrive dairy-beef demo farm where there seems to be an issue with coccidiosis in the weanlings and the last 20-month-old heifers are drafted for slaughter.
Some of the weanlings that are now housed and settled on their winter diet.
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Now that all the weanlings are housed for winter, a faecal egg count (FEC) dung sample was planned to be taken to ascertain whether or not a worm dose was required.
However, even before there was a chance to take the sample, farmer John Hally started to notice some blood in the dung on the slats and cubical beds.
The farm vet, Tom Julian from O'Connor & Julian Cashel Vets called to the farm and after investigation, it is likely that the issue is coccidiosis.
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A dung sample has been taken to confirm this and a plan of action has been decided upon if the result is positive.
See the video update below for more details.
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Title: Watch: Thrive Demo Farm update – coccidiosis in weanlings
Declan Marren provides an update from the Thrive dairy-beef demo farm where there seems to be an issue with coccidiosis in the weanlings and the last 20-month-old heifers are drafted for slaughter.
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Now that all the weanlings are housed for winter, a faecal egg count (FEC) dung sample was planned to be taken to ascertain whether or not a worm dose was required.
However, even before there was a chance to take the sample, farmer John Hally started to notice some blood in the dung on the slats and cubical beds.
The farm vet, Tom Julian from O'Connor & Julian Cashel Vets called to the farm and after investigation, it is likely that the issue is coccidiosis.
A dung sample has been taken to confirm this and a plan of action has been decided upon if the result is positive.
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