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A project carried out in Wales has detected wormer resistance to one or more wormers groups on 98% of participating farms.
The initiative, which was funded through the Farming Connect Advisory Service, uses a flock Faecal Egg Count Reduction Test (FECRT) to establish whether resistance exists to anthelmintic drenches in flocks.
Last year, 49 sheep farms made use of the service, with testing carried out between June and November.
The testing
Sampling packs were provided by parasite management company Techion, and Faecal Egg Counts (FECs) were carried out on pooled dung samples – readings of around 500 eggs per gram (EPG) were needed to start the process.
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A project in Wales has detected resistance to one or more wormer groups on 98% of participating farms.
The initiative, which was fully funded through the Farming Connect Advisory Service, used a flock faecal egg count reduction test to establish whether resistance to anthelmintic drenches existed.
Testing was carried out last year between June and November on 49 sheep farms.
About the trial
Sampling packs were provided by parasite management company Techion and faecal egg counts (FECs) were carried out on pooled dung samples.
FECs were taken from at least 90 lambs that had not been wormed for a minimum of four weeks.