A question on farmers minds as grazing gets underway in parts of the country is should cattle be dosed for worms before going ...

Calves under one year of age are more susceptible than older cattle. Older cattle frequently have been exposed to the parasites and developed a degree of immunity. Adult worms in the gut of cattle ...

Bovine cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia saginata, which primarily affects cattle. This condition poses significant public health risks ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley visits Kenya to see how the beef tapeworm needs to infect both beef cattle and humans to complete its life-cycle. He collects some infected beef in Kenya ...