What are barber pole worms? If you have sheep or goats, then you need to be aware of barber pole worms and be prepared to treat them. Barber pole worms are an internal parasite that can very quickly ...

Spring weather can mean new challenges for sheep and goat producers, says David Fernandez, Ph.D., Extension livestock specialist and interim assistant dean of academic programs for the University of ...

All ages of sheep and goats are susceptible, but the condition is fatal in weaned animals Dear Daktari, I have been keeping sheep and goats in a ranching system in Kajiado County for years now.

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Recent rains provided much-needed moisture to parched Arkansas pastures, and they now may experience a little growth. But, the wet weather also creates conditions favorable for internal parasites to ...

Spring weather can mean new challenges for sheep and goat producers, says David Fernandez, Extension livestock specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff School of Agriculture, Fisheries ...

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Barber’s pole worm which can cause death in sheep, goats and alpaca. Barber’s pole (haemonchus contortus) is a blood sucking parasite that can cause ill thrift and death in sheep, goats and alpaca.

Dear Daktari, I have been keeping sheep and goats in a ranching system in Kajiado County for years now. However, the last three years have seen me lose my animals to what my vet calls bottle jaw. The ...

Researchers have identified five enzymes that are essential to the survival of a parasitic worm that infects livestock worldwide and is a great threat to global food security. Two of these proteins ...

Brian Keane is still battling the effects of a barber’s pole worm infection on his 237ac Wexford farm last summer, with a significant number of thin ewes at mating time. Despite his best efforts, a ...