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… and specific diseases and issues below. … Recommended practices Prevention Prevention is hugely important: develop a farm animal health plan or calendar with your veterinarian. This will include vaccination and drench programmes appropriate to the needs of your farm business. Consider buying stock on the basis of a high breeding value for disease resistance where this is available. Check the animal health details of …

… Interpretation  Action 0–300  Low  Don't treat, continue to monitor  300–800  Moderate  May or may not treat depending on other factors*  800–2,000  High  Treat now  2,000+  Very high  Treat yesterday  … * Feed quality and quantity, sheep … cases you need to consider all your management information alongside the FEC data, to decide the next step. Depending on this, you may elect not to treat, to treat a proportion of the mob, or not treat at all. Total worm count versus FEC … Interpretation  Action 0-200  Low  Don't treat, continue to monitor.  200-500  Moderate  May or may not treat depending on other factors*.  500-800  High  Treat now.  800+  Very high  Treat yesterday. … Interpreting cattle FECs  FECs are …