TICKS & TICK BORNE DISEASES

Recently, concerns for Ticks and the diseases they transmit have increased within the farming community. In addition to the potential spread of Louping Ill, Redwater Fever and Tickborne Fever, heavy tick infestations in livestock can cause irritation, anaemia and loss of production. Tick infestations are of significant economic importance in hill sheep due to upland grazing being the preferred habitat of the sheep tick.

Bishopton Farm Vet, Ben Walker, has been involved in research on Ticks in Nidderdale and will share findings of the project along with other useful information on protecting your livestock from Ticks.

Funded by The Nidderdale Farming in Protected Landscape Programme

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