ParaBoss News - December 2019 - State Outlooks

The Quick Quiz

This quick quiz tests your knowledge of sheep and goat parasites and their control. 

1.      If you suspect that your sheep are carrying a chronic barber’s pole infection, would you expect to see hard dry faecal pellets or large soft ones?

2.      Why would you miss spotting a low to moderate worm burden if you were using visible signs to assess sheep and to inform a drench decision?

3.      Which lungworms of sheep and goats have a developmental phase in slugs or snails?

4.      Name a primary and secondary type of blowfly maggot you may see in a week old flystrike.

>> Check the answers.

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On the tractor, driving to town, doing jobs about the farm???
Be entertained and learn at the same time! Download the podcasts onto your phone or music player and listen to Susan Swaney's and Ian Campbell's stories, limericks and interviews. >> Download the podcasts here.

State Outlooks for December 2019

Conditions over much of the country, except for Tasmania and parts of Victoria, remain scorching. Worm egg counts once again reflect the rainfall pattern, but advisors are warning that when it rains, careful monitoring of stock for worms and fly will be required.

Best wishes and thank you

We hope our readers in all the fire and drought-affected regions experience a change of fortune and a much wetter 2020.
ParaBoss would also like to thank the dedicated contributors from across Australia who tirelessly provide our monthly reports!

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