Kōrero: Diseases of sheep, cattle and deer

Fly strike

Fly strike

One of the most upsetting and horrifying problems that farmers have to deal with is fly strike in lambs. This lamb has advanced fly strike, with many maggots (fly larvae) visible and a large area of bare skin exposed.

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Reference: Ag1884Rbt.jpg
Photograph by G. R. Roberts

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Gary Clark, Neville Grace and Ken Drew, 'Diseases of sheep, cattle and deer - Sheep external parasites and fungal diseases', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17443/fly-strike (accessed 19 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Gary Clark, Neville Grace and Ken Drew, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008