
Give routine pre-kidding drench 4 weeks before kidding.

The appearance of short, green feed following a dry period can cause Nematodirus scouring.
The Quick Quiz
This quick quiz tests your knowledge of sheep and goat parasites and their control.
1. What weather conditions would indicate that Nematodirus (the thin-necked intestinal worm) could be a cause of scouring in young stock?
2. Would you give a routine pre-kidding drench to does in the WormBoss East Coast Zone if kidding is to be spread out over many months?
3. ‘Shear and treat immediately’ is just one option to control lice on ‘introductions’. This option gives good biosecurity, but it may result in high chemical residues. Name 3 situations when it is the best option.
4. Name two non-chemical flystrike control strategies and describe why they delay the development of insecticide resistance in flies?
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State Outlooks for September 2019
Much of inland Queensland and New South Wales are still drought declared. Other regions are doing much better, but rainfall is mostly below the long term annual averages and temperatures are much higher than expected for this time of the year.