Darren McDonald

Pls RT SCOPS (Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep) are excited to share that Episode 1 of Series 3 of their podcast is now available! Available on all major podcast platforms and at this link here: scops-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/haemo… #teamsheep

Happy Friday! My Friday status is: ✅Coffee, ✅Nematodirus egg under the scope,⏳Weekend mode loading… I am still going through faecal egg counts and spotting some Nematodirus. Always fun to see them so clearly under the scope 🪱🥚💩 #Parasitology #Nematode #PhD #PhDlife

The Moorepark'25 Dairy Open Day took place on Wednesday, 2 July in Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork. The theme of this year's event was ‘Innovating for the future’. The open day booklet is available to view online at teagasc.ie/moorepark25 #Moorepark25 @TeagascDairy

Anthelmintic resistance is a silent killer. It occurs when parasites survive a dose of treatment that should kill them. In this article, Kieran gives an overview of athelmintic resistance and it's effects on Irish farms➡️ xlvets.ie/anthelmintic-r… #xlvetsfarmanimal #animalhealth

Honoured to speak at the EYE Online Conference on the role of AI in Parasitology 🤖🪱 Great to share insights on how AI can support parasite diagnostics, surveillance & resistance monitoring. Thanks to the organisers & all who joined the discussion! #AIinParasitology #OneHealth

Just tuned into Horiba’s “New Exotic Parasites – Worming Their Way In?” webinar 🪱 Really interesting stuff on emerging parasites and how they’re being detected, especially in the context of imported animals and zoonosis. Definitely got me thinking! 🧠🔬 #Parasitology #OneHealth

For unvaccinated at-risk stock - first season grazers or older cattle housed for long periods, lungworm disease can occur from now until September. Listen for coughing and in lactating cows look for a sudden drop in milk yield. #lungworm

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Girl, is your P value less than 0.05? Because you’re significant to me.

An early birthday present 🎉 My next read on my list is The Book of Animal Secrets by @DavidAgus #AnimalSecrets

Today we remember one of the world's greatest scientists: Marie Skłodowska Curie. Curie dedicated her life to science. She was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, the first person to be awarded twice and is still the only person to receive the prize in two different…

Great day at Moorepark @teagasc Open Day!🐄 Great chats with farmers about personal challenges with drug resistance & worm burdens. Brilliant to have GI nematode & fluke specimens on site to bring the science to life. Lots of talk on sustainable parasite control & best practices!

Marie Skłodowska Curie defended her doctoral thesis on radioactive substances at Université de la Sorbonne in Paris on 25 June 1903 and became the first woman in France to receive a doctoral degree.

What better way to spend a Friday evening than becoming a #mygreenlabambassador 🌱 @My_Green_Lab #SustainableResearch

💙💛 University College Dublin rises to 118 in latest QS World University Rankings 🔹 A rise of eight places since last year 🔹Ranked 49th in the world and No. 1 in Ireland for Sustainability University College Dublin is ranked 118th in the latest QS World University Rankings…

Great morning Teams meeting with ENVIRANT @COSTprogramme WG3, GREEN FARMS: Redesigning helminth control with sustainable solutions. Exciting collaborations ahead as we work towards more responsible anthelmintic use and reducing environmental impact 🌱🪱💊 #SustainableFarming

Eloise Blaine Cram, Ph.D. (1896-1957) 🔬 Dr. Cram is remembered as a prominent American zoologist and parasitologist. She began her career at the USDA but then went on to join the Zoology Lab at the National Institutes of Health where she worked for twenty years. Dr. Cram was…

Did you know? Bed bugs evolved from ectoparasites of cave-dwelling mammals, probably bats, at the time when humans were also cave dwellers. Early Greek and Roman writers first recorded them as a problem in the Mediterranean region. In northern Europe they were identified much…

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NEW BLOG IS UP! Ever wondered what happens when you’re infected with a parasitic worm? Wonder no more and instead read our latest blog about roundworm infections! 🪱 theparasiteblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/bel…