COMBAR to hold three-part webinar series
Anthelmintic resistance is a growing concern in the control of helminth infections in ruminant livestock worldwide.
COMBAR (Combatting Anthelmintic Resistance in Ruminants) and Vetstream Vetacademy will hold a series of webinars intending to update attendees on the current situation of helminth infections in ruminants.
The first of these free presentations will be held on 30 June at 1.00pm, and will inform attendees of the current situation of anthelmintic resistance in sheep, cattle, and goats in Europe. The webinar will cover the activities of the COST Action COMBAR, and allow participants to discuss solution routes toward sustainable control approaches which preserve the efficacy of anthelmintic drugs.
For the second and third webinars, the topics will be as follows: 'Practical tools to monitor anthelmintic efficacy and detect anthelmintic resistance', presented by Laura Rinaldi and Georg von Samson Himmelstjerna. The third webinar topic will be 'Weather-smart worm control', presented by Eric Morgan.
Through joint collaboration, COMBAR aims toward a transnational, multi-actor initiative in order to attain sustainable helminth control approaches and create new solutions.
Mark Johnston, CEO of Vetstream, has said of the collaboration: “We are delighted to be partnering with the highly respected Johannes Charlier and COMBAR for this really important series. With Vetlexicon Bovis we are very focussed on providing point-of-care information about the veterinary care of cattle and other ruminants. The sustainable use of anthelmintics is an area of growing importance and it is important to stay up to date with current scientific insights.”
The chair of COMBAR, Johannes Charlier, also commented, saying: “Over the last years, COMBAR has built a scientific network to exchange knowledge and practices to fight anthelmintic resistance and make helminth control sustainable. Now it is time to connect with veterinary practitioners across Europe to discuss how some novel insights, tools and practices can find an application on the farms.”
Any questions about the webinar can be directed to vetacademy@vetstream.com, and registration for the first webinar can be made via this link.
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