Things to do now

Always read the label and ask advice from a vet, vet pharmacist or SQP before deciding which product to use

Things to do now

Always weigh cattle or use a weigh band to calculate the correct dose for each animal

Things to do now

Check meat and milk withdrawal periods for each product before administration

Things to do now

For advice on managing parasite infections in sheep visit www.scops.org.uk

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What is COWS?

Control Of Worms Sustainably (COWS) is a voluntary initiative aiming to provide the best available, evidence-based information to the beef and dairy cattle industries in relation to the sustainable control of both internal and external parasites.

COWS funders

As a voluntary initiative, COWS is kindly funded by: AgriSearch, AHDB, AHDA, AHDB Beef & Lamb, AHDB Dairy, AMTRA, HCC, NFU, NOAH and QMS. COWS also works closely with SCOPS.

Latest Press

Article in BCVA magazine Cattle Quarterly highlights benefits of parasite control and monitoring

7th August 2024

Daniel Scovenna of Torch Vets offers a case to illustrate using the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway visit as an opportunity to work with a farmer to establish a parasite control and monitoring programme in a suckler herd. It outlines the discussions and tests undertaken, the interpretation of the results and actions taken, including implementing … Continued

Enhanced online tool will help farmers analyse cattle faecal egg counts

26th July 2024

Parasitologists at Moredun have released a new, enhanced version of ‘FEC Check’ for interpreting faecal egg counts (FEC) from cattle. The farmer-facing, free, online tool helps with the interpretation of faecal egg count results for roundworms and provides lots of information on testing and the use of wormers (anthelmintics). Parasitologists at Moredun have further developed … Continued

Reporting suspected lack of expected efficacy in cattle anthelmintic products

17th May 2024

Concerns have been raised about lack of efficacy or suspected resistance to anthelmintic products authorised for use in cattle and sheep but at the same time there are not large numbers of suspected lack of expected efficacy (SLEE) reports received from the livestock sector. There may be many reasons why this is the case, but … Continued

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COWS Members

  • AgriSearch
  • AHDA
  • AHDB
  • AMTRA
  • Animal and Plant Health Agency
  • Bishopton Veterinary Group
  • British Cattle Veterinary Association
  • Farm First Vets
  • HCC
  • Mark Jelley
  • Moredun
  • NFU
  • NOAH
  • QMS
  • SRUC
  • University of Liverpool
  • Veterinary Medicines Directorate