UPCOMING WEBINAR The Ins and Outs of Parasite Management

Feb 13, 2025

Both internal and external parasites can affect the health, welfare and production of a beef cattle herd. Not only can livestock parasites impact grazing behaviour and cause irritation and stress, but they can also transmit various livestock diseases.

This live webinar for beef cattle producers and veterinary teams will cover the best way to approach the management of internal and external parasites in a typical production year to ensure the health of a herd and to avoid resistance.

Register for the live March 19th webinar to hear from our panelists: Dr. John Gilleard, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Carling Matejka, Veterinary Agri-Health Services. A continuing education credit is available for this webinar.

WHEN IS THE WEBINAR? WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2025, 7:00 PM MT

6:00 PM in BC 
7:00 PM in AB and SK
8:00 PM in MB
9:00 PM in ON and QC
10:00 PM in NS, NB and PEI
10:30 PM in NFLD

Duration

Approximately 1 hour.

Cost

The BCRC webinar series is available free of charge thanks to guest speakers who volunteer their time and expertise to support advancements in the Canadian beef industry and through the Knowledge Dissemination and Technology Transfer Project funded by the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off and Canada’s Beef Science Cluster.

INTERESTED BUT UNAVAILABLE FOR THE LIVE EVENT?

Register anyway! This webinar will be recorded and posted online after the event. All registrants will receive a link to the recording and additional learning resources. However, by attending the live broadcast, you’ll have the opportunity to interact and ask questions.

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