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Worms and other parasites

Foxes, the culprit for high levels of sheep measles in Australian sheep?
An update on the latest research results from Dr David Jenkins (Charles Sturt University), looking at the role of farm dogs and foxes in the spread of Taenia ovis (sheep measles). Click here to view this article »
Do Worm Egg Counts
There is a common theme from all our contributors this month – “do Worm Egg Counts regularly, your sheep deserve it!” Click here to view this article »
Black Scour Worm Alert for Tasmania
Last month we discussed the high risk of black scour worm. And so it proved to be. Click here to view this article »
The Liver Fluke situation
For those with liver fluke on their farms, now is the time for the most important liver fluke drench of the year. Click here to view this article »
What about tapeworms in sheep?
Some recent comments from producers about tapeworms caused me to ask the WormBoss team plus some other eminent parasitologists and consultants 3 questions about the impact of tapeworms on lambs and sheep generally. Click here to view this article »
Want to get the equivalent of a $5.20 price rise/head? Here's how.
Lewis Kahn explains how increasing productivity (something the Australian Wool Industry has never been good at!) is much, much easier than trying to get markets to pay more for the product. This fact is also referred to by Maxine Lyndal-Murphy in the Queensland report. Click here to view this article »
The Liver Fluke Situation
For those with liver fluke on their farms, now is the time for the most important liver fluke drench of the year. Click here to view this article »
Hydatids - they are still out there
Hydatids are something you may have heard about, know it is bad if you catch it, but can’t quite remember what it is. Well, for those of you who are a bit vague on the topic, here is a reminder. Click here to view this article »
Sheep measles cause condemnations
“Sheep measles” is the term used to describe the cyst (called Cysticercus ovis) caused by the larval stages of a tapeworm (Taenia ovis) found in dogs. Click here to view this article »
Australian Sheep Vets Conference September 2011
A very successful ASV conference at the Barossa valley in September this year is a clear vote of confidence in the sheep industry by the veterinary profession. Click here to view this article »
A vaccine against Barber's Pole worm - the reality gets closer
Not surprisingly, drench resistance is a major issue for Barbers Pole worm control, as frequent drenching has been the answer in most parts of the world. Unfortunately, this is a temporary solution, as we now see widespread resistance to almost all drench groups. Click here to view this article »
Producer-funded livestock parasite research in Australia
Internal parasite infestation is the single most important disease faced by red meat producers. Chemicals against parasites make up the bulk of products marketed for livestock by the global pharmaceutical industry. Click here to view this article »
Sheep measles; potentially costly, but easily fixed
‘Sheep measles’ is the common name for the cysts in the heart and other muscles caused by the larval stages of a particular tapeworm. Condemnations at abattoirs because of ‘sheep measles’ are a very expensive proposition. Click here to view this article »
I'm crazy...not my fault, not guilty (Toxoplasmosis)
by Virginie Barrere: Toxoplasma affects sheep, but importantly is a human health risk. Click here to view this article »
Barber’s pole worm in winter, non-seasonal and Mediterranean rainfall areas
Barber’s pole worm (Haemonchus contortus) occurs in all sheep production areas of Australia, even in arid areas. With the introduction of the Barbervax® vaccine it is timely to clarify the areas of Australia in which it is recommended for use. Click here to view this article »
Liver fluke on the NSW Central Tablelands
Liver fluke infestation is a widespread problem for sheep, cattle and goat producers in the NSW Central Tablelands. We know from on-farm surveys and from abattoir surveillance that at least 80% of central tablelands properties have fluke. Click here to view this article »
Liver Fluke: preventing or decreasing liver pathology in lambs at slaughter
Liver scarring and the presence of liver results in condemned livers. Can management or chemical treatment prevent this? Click here to view this article »
ALERT: Conditions favour Eperythrozoonosis
Rain and flooding in the eastern states will result in hordes of mosquitoes as the temperatures rise. Mossies can spread a bacteria that causes the disease Eperythrozoonosis—it might look like barber's pole worm, but your response should be very different. Click here to view this article »
Oesophagostomum columbianum—a view from the laboratory
The nodule worm is found predominately throughout summer rainfall areas of Australia and is considered the most pathogenic or disease forming species of Oesophagostomum. Click here to view this article »
No, really, frosts don’t kill worms
The most commonly heard misconception about worms has to be “frost kills worms”, and therefore sheep don’t get infected after the frosts. Unfortunately, more than a few sheep producers each year are caught out with very wormy sheep in winter—even for barber’s pole worm—after having frosts. Click here to view this article »