Event category
Workshop
Looking to grow your understanding of internal parasites and build knowledge of how to minimise reliance on drench and avoid drench resistance?
This workshop is a great place to start the journey to building new knowledge.
Drench resistance is a real challenge facing our sector but with careful parasite management, utilising available tools and information and, good decision making we can ensure that we can keep the option of drenching in our farm systems.
Key topics
- Internal parasites lifecycle.
- What is drench resistance?
- Why refugia is important?
- Low contamination pastures.
- Adding to your on farm toolbox.
Facilitator
- Mary Bowron is a Wormwise Facilitator for the top of the south, a farmer in the Marlborough sounds and a veterinarian who will give us practical solutions we can use on farm.