The results from the Department of Agriculture / Teagasc Thin Ewe Scheme showed teeth issues as the main contributor to thin ewes in 17% of ewes in the study ...

Experts are exploring a method that could provide sheep farmers and their vets with valuable information on the worm species ...

Working with partners Biobest and Queens University Belfast, the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is exploring a method that could provide farmers and their vets and advisers ...

The New World screwworm was eradicated from the state decades ago, but now officials are warning it may be poised to return.

Commenters said she was putting herself in position to develop parasites with others saying 'her tapeworm is thriving' ...

Samoa and New Zealand have been discussing Manawanui compensation, according to the head of Samoa's Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure. One person has died after a two-vehicle crash in ...

The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep as large-scale solar farms crop up across the US. In Milam County, outside Austin, SB Energy operates the fifth-largest solar ...

Contrary to what you may have heard, ringworm is caused by a fungal infection, not an actual worm. (Photo Credit: Science Photo Library/Getty images) Myth 1: Ringworm is caused by a worm.

A farmer has been sentenced for the "shocking and cruel" mistreatment of his sheep. Dead animals were found decaying in and around buildings used by Daniel Hayward and about 30 of his flock ...

Ingesting the eggs leads to tapeworm larvae growing in many different human tissues, particularly brain and muscle. This leads to seizures and more. Undercooked pork can contain tapeworm larvae, ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Thousands of sheep graze across rural Texas plains to maintain vegetation at one of the country’s largest ...