Practical guidance in providing advice on farm-specific parasite control

摘要

The purpose of the AHI leaflet, 'Practical guidance in providing advice on Farm-specific Parasite Control', is to provide a framework and aide-memoire for veterinary practitioners drawing up a parasite-control plan. The advice focuses on the common helminth and arthropod infections of cattle in Ireland. Parasites are one of the most important constraints on livestock production, yet receive little attention from clinicians unless things go badly wrong. This may be because parasites do not always havean immediate and dramatic impact, or because parasite control is often farmer-led and driven by the relatively easy access to anti-parasite treatments. However, this picture is changing as veterinary practitioners become more involved with parasite control on livestock farms for reasons such as herd health plans, unsatisfactory control, emerging parasitic infections or disease patterns and anthelmintic resistance.