Barber's Pole Worm in the Summer dominant rainfall areas of Queensland and the northern half of New South Wales. It is a blood sucking, gastrointestinal parasite and can be fatal for all classes of sheep and goats. Barber's Pole Worm is a prolific breeder and shows resistance to all classes of anthelmintics making it a difficult parasite for producers to control. The release of the new vaccine BarberVax in 2014 has given producers a new option in their fight against this advantageous parasite. With the great start to Spring experienced across New South Wales this year is shaping up to be a difficult year with Barber's Pole Worm. In this episode of It's Time For Ewe, Fiona Macarthur is joined by Dr Brown Besier one of Australia's leading parasitologist's when it comes to Barber's Pole Worm.