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Worm life cycle

The more you know about how worms live and breed, the easier it is to mitigate the harm they cause. Here we look at the stages of the worm life cycle – there are ways our management can interrupt this cycle to reduce worm challenge to susceptible stock. …
Optimising farm systems and reducing emissions while staying profitable

… Background Beef + Lamb New Zealand is exploring cost-effective strategies for improving livestock farming systems while reducing methane …
Assessing communication tools to support parasite management

… if learnings from these communication methods was adopted. Background Drench resistance is an increasing issue in New Zealand. Farmers need to have access to the most up to date information so informed decisions can be made for … confidence. Benefit for farmers The benefits for farmers of this project were: Parasite management communicated in new and different ways with the aim of reaching a large audience. Communication methods evaluated so future messages can … of the Wormwise handbook for details on all parasites. Below is a list of the most common internal parasites present in New Zealand livestock: Haemonchus contortus  Barber’s pole Primarily a parasite of sheep and goats Blood-sucking  Can lay …
Grazeable shrubs for hill country

… pasture-tagasaste systems. Background There is huge potential growth for the sheep and beef sector on hill country in New Zealand. Around 6 million ha of hill country is too steep to cultivate but represents 54% of the land area on which sheep and beef farming is undertaken in New Zealand, adding over $4 billion per annuum of export revenue to our economy.    East Coast farmers are concerned …
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PRISYM model trial

… Background Beef + Lamb New Zealand is investigating whether the PRISYM model can help us design better farm systems to tackle internal parasites …
People and Capability Farmer Reference Group

… The People and Capability Farmer Reference Group (PCRG) is a critical component of Beef + Lamb New Zealand's commitment to delivering impactful and farmer-relevant solutions. Comprising 12 active farmers, the PCRG …
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Sheep farm systems and worms

Sheep breeding with most lambs sold store or grown out elsewhere …
Managing parasites and resistance in cattle

… and most likely to select for resistant parasites, these products are the most common for the cattle market in New Zealand today. Solid evidence explaining why one route of administration is better or worse than others is required to …
Cadet farms

… people interested in a farming career get hands on experience for free whilst also working towards completing their New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture levels 3 and 4. Visit their website to apply and find out more. Support B+LNZ …