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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Researchers have developed an improved, more efficient method to test for the most serious of the parasitic worms in sheep, a problem that causes hundreds of millions of dollars in losses every year ...

A YOUNG woman who has spent the last 2.5 years collecting and researching 30kg of sheep faeces this week was rewarded with a ...

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 ...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Spring weather can mean new challenges for sheep and goat producers, says Dr. David Fernandez, Extension livestock specialist and interim assistant dean of academic programs for the ...

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 ...

Wet weather followed by hot days can spell trouble for ruminants, particularly in sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas in the area, due to barber pole worms, according to University of Extension educator ...