Make use of all wormer groups, farmers urged

While use of the two newer wormer groups, 4-AD [orange] and 5-SI [purple] has more than doubled in the last three years, the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) says sheep farmers could still harness their poten

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Make use of all wormer groups, farmers urged

While use of the two newer wormer groups, 4-AD [orange] and 5-SI [purple] has more than doubled in the last three years, the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) says sheep farmers could still...

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