It is worthwhile when removing rams to also assess ewe condition, and to segregate any ewes which would benefit from ...

When sheep are raised on pasture they typically become infected with gastro-intestinal nematodes (GIN). Internationally, the sheep industry faces an increasingly severe production-limiting problem ...

Now is an ideal time to consider parasite control prior to housing. Parasites are a major cause of underperformance in ...

It was previously known that the parasite causes abortions (pregnancy loss) and increased mortality amongst newborn and young lambs in domestic sheep. But in a recent study, a team of researchers ...

[Stafford Ondego, Standard] Dear Daktari, I keep sheep and goats with the aim of supplying them to hotels in the city. I have observed parasite control being done mostly in cows. I am just ...

A study conducted by the University of Glasgow found the parasite in sheep in the north east of Scotland. This is the first time the organism, called Babesia venatorum, has ever been found in ...

It highlights that newly purchased sheep may carry parasite burdens different from those of the existing flock, and isolation ...

Experts have warned farmers not to take their eye off the ball when it comes to sheep worm control this season, as worm ...

Endoparasites are parasites that live in the internal organs and tissues of their hosts. They include worms and liver fluke and can have a severe impact on growth rates and production of sheep.

In South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, worm infection is ranked as the animal health constraint with the highest impact on resource-poor livestock keepers. In regions where livestock such as goats ...