The quick quiz
This 4-question quick quiz tests your knowledge of sheep and goat parasites and their control.
1. Should lambs be routinely drenched at lamb-marking?
2. What is the most important factor for susceptibility to body strike?
3. What are the 3 sources of possible lice introduction?
4. When individually assessing goats to decide their need for worm treatments, what 3 indicators are used?
State Outlooks for November 2016
Checking and drenching for worms, and applying early preventative treatments for flies are high on the to-do list of many producers before the Christmas break.