Gut worms are one of the most significant challenges to the health and production of grazed livestock – particularly sheep. Over the past century, drenches and injectable wormers have proved an ...

FARGO - Parasitism is one of the most damaging diseases in sheep. Round worms and coccidia are two of the worst parasites, according to Reid Redden, North Dakota State University Extension Service ...

In the 1990s, three South African vets developed FAMACHA, a tool that has since evolved into the Five Point Check to help ...

SHEEP FARMERS in Australia and New Zealand have a problem. Their charges are susceptible to intestinal nematode worms which cause them to waste away and can, in severe cases, kill them. Over the years ...

Chinese scientists have cloned a genetically modified sheep containing a "good" type of fat found naturally in nuts, seeds, fish and leafy greens that helps reduce the risk of heart attacks and ...

If you asked what the top three challenges sheep and goat producers are facing, their response would be “parasites, parasites and parasites." It isn’t news to anyone that management of internal ...

A roundworm that plagues sheep grazing irrigated pastures has been found to be resistant to common classes of dewormers, according to a recently published report online in the Sheep & Goat Research ...

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 ...

A genetically modified sheep has become the world’s first to be cloned using worm DNA. The male sheep – named “Peng Peng” – was created by Chinese scientists who took genes from a roundworm and ...

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 ...