Continued rainy weather sees liver fluke cases rise

Farmers should be taking action on farm now to help control liver fluke this autumn, as wet weather sees cases escalating already, according to Wiltshire vet Keith Cutler.

And it's not just usual risk areas next to rivers where farmers should be taking action, but overflowing water troughs, wheel ruts and rain ponds also provide the perfect habitat for the intermediate host, the mud snail, warns Mr Cutler.

Mr Cutler, from Salisbury, says cases are also appearing in low-risk areas. "It is usual to see cases in water meadows, but even the chalk downlands are...