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… Worm species … Meet your enemies! Learn about the important worm species of sheep – effects on the animal, seasonal pattern, diagnosis, treatment and prevention strategies. Inside the animal  Sheep worms most often … and Nematodirus can cause sudden, severe illness and death – though they might not be an issue at your place, depending on location. Trichostrongylus can cause serious disease in autumn throughout NZ if not well managed. The others would typically be part of a mixed worm infection and not a cause of disease on their own.  … For information on lungworm and liver fluke, please see:  Tapeworm liver fluke and lungworm . … Common …

… 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 …

… B+LNZ is funded by farmers through commodity levies paid on all sheep, beef and dairy cattle processed in New Zealand. Find out more about the strategies that guide our levy investment, what the current levies are and how farmers can have a say on the continuation of levies. This section also contains the Red Meat Report from B+LNZ and the Meat Industry Association. … Your levy organisation …

… This Safe Work Procedure (SWP) is to be used when handling hazardous substances on the farm. Examples of these include fuels, pesticides, herbicides, gases … Competency Workers will not handle hazardous … are competent to do so. All workers who handle chemicals must be trained with competency requirements varying depending on the classification and quantity of the product being used. These may include: - Qualified Person (EPA/Growsafe) - …

… The New Zealand Meat Board collates and publishes weekly provisional export livestock processing data, available on the NZMB website . … Monthly slaughter statistics … Annual slaughter statistics … New Zealand livestock numbers … …

… Primary ITO (PDF, 136 KB) FarmSmart 2017: Melonie Sheppard – getting the most from your staff DairyNZ useful resources on bringing new staff aboard: Farm accommodation Farm policies, procedures and rules Employment engagement … Bringing new staff on board …

… with other farms of your type, and regionally and nationally, using information sourced from B+LNZ’s Sheep & Beef Farm Survey.  … Sheep calendar   Key sheep-producing activities across the year, to help you manage ewes effectively and keep your team updated.   … Benchmarking tool  Find out the key performance indicators for farm classes in your region and see how you compare, using information sourced from B+LNZ’s Sheep & Beef Farm Survey.  … … Articulate your business vision and values, identify your goals, and set actions to move towards them. Note: found on the B+LNZ portal, you will need to login to access it. … Interactive tools …

… to develop a website containing proven facts about New Zealand’s farming methods and how our beef and lamb stacks up on key criteria. … There’s growing public concern about how food is produced, and the environmental impact of red meat has …