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Liver fluke affect goats too. Image: Lewis Kahn
The Quick Quiz
This quick quiz tests your knowledge of sheep and goat parasites and their control.
1. Why can the larvae of the thin-necked intestinal worm survive very dry conditions on pasture?
2. What does ASBV stand for and why is it useful for flystrike management?
3. Is it usual for sheep lice to breed on animals other than sheep?
4. What is the most common form of liver fluke disease (fasciolosis) seen in goats in Australia?
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State Outlooks for April 2018
Across much of the country summer temperatures have persisted longer than expected and rainfall has been poor. There is a feeling that worms are no longer an issue, but sheep may indeed be harbouring infections.
Read Kate Sawford's report to see how barber's pole worm can still be a problem in southern NSW during a generally very dry summer and autumn.