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Beef + Lamb New Zealand is proud to lead the Eliminating Facial Eczema Impacts (EFEI) programme, a seven-year initiative with a $20.75 million investment aimed at developing tools and solutions for farmers to successfully manage FE. … Introduction  Facial Eczema (FE) is a severe and costly disease that has impacted New Zealand livestock farmers and their animals for over 100 years, costing an estimated $332 million annually to our economy.   The variable nature of the disease and lack of …

… SmartWorm® App Pilot Study …

… B+LNZ Regional Case Study – Southland (April 2020) …

… The aim of this study was to provide an understanding of introducing refugia into a lamb finishing operation that had a triple drench … your farm, or drench resistant parasites that will increase the likelihood of drench resistance on your farm. In this study, the group of farmers shared their recent FECRT results and explored how their results impacted the next farm their … best achieve this and not induce clinical parasitism, or disease, needs to be considered for each farm system. In this study, an increase in efficacy of drench was shown on the farm by both refugia and quarantine drench procedures. Testing …

… Drench resistance in sheep parasites is a growing issue in New Zealand, affecting productivity and increasing costs for farmers. The Smartworm® … by helping farmers implement targeted selective treatment (TST) to reduce costs. … Background Drench resistance in sheep parasites is a growing issue in New Zealand, impacting sheep productivity and leading to higher costs for farmers. … reducing costs while preserving the long-term health and productivity of their sheep. Read the SmartWorm® pilot study full report . B+LNZ Project Lead Cara Brosnahan, Principal Scientist – Animal Health Research Farmer involvement   …

… Sheep genetics …