Vets blame liver fluke infestation for lack of lambs
Vets are blaming heavy liver fluke infestation for poor, early scanning results from low-ground flocks that have revealed there will be less lambs this spring.
Vets are blaming heavy liver fluke infestation for poor, early scanning results from low-ground flocks that have revealed there will be less lambs this spring.
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Duncan Kennedy of Progressive Animal Services based in Upper Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, scans a fair proportion of sheep and cattle in the south of Scotland. He told the Herald: "There are less lambs about as a result of fluke, and some of my clients have 30-40% less lambs this year, although I would reckon that most are back about 10%"
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