TESTING BEFORE TREATING BRINGS BENEFITS

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TESTING BEFORE TREATING  BRINGS BENEFITS

After turnout, calves and young cattle will start to be exposed to a gutworm challenge. The rate at which they become infected with gutworm larvae will depend on the animals level of immunity and the infectivity...

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