Hoose

Farmers warned of high-risk period for hoose infection in cattle

Farmers warned of high-risk period for hoose infection in cattle

Cattle farmers are being warned that they are now entering a high risk period for parasitic pneumonia, commonly known as hoose...

July 30, 2016
‘Hoose problems on the horizon once the weather breaks’

‘Hoose problems on the horizon once the weather breaks’

Dairy and beef farmers should be on the lookout for quite an intense period of lungworm infection (hoose) once the current...

July 10, 2015
‘Convenient worm control now, immunity for the future’

‘Convenient worm control now, immunity for the future’

Using a season long wormer will both treat lung worm infestations in weanling cattle – including replacement heifers – while,...

April 10, 2015
‘Effective worm control – cattle must be allowed to develop a level of natural immunity’

‘Effective worm control – cattle must be allowed to develop a level of natural immunity’

The ideal approach to controlling lung, gut and stomach worms is to use a wormer that allows some exposure to...

April 9, 2015