§ 84. Mr. C. Hughesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps are being taken by his Department to eradicate liver fluke.
§ Mr. HareEradication can only be achieved by effective drainage wherever this is practicable and my Ministry is doing all it can to encourage this work.
We have also made considerable efforts to ensure that farmers likely to suffer losses are warned when and how to take measures to control the disease, by killing the snails which are the alternate host of this parasite with powdered bluestone; keeping sheep away from places where the snails have existed; and dosing sheep that may have become infested.