IN this short and concise work Dr. Cobbold has embodied a series of articles which have appeared from time to time in the Field. They, having been originally written for the perusal of the ...
“Out of sight, out of mind” is an expression often used to describe something that cannot be seen, so it is easily forgotten. On the subject of herd health, this phrase can easily be applied to our ...
If you asked what the top three challenges sheep and goat producers are facing, their response would be “parasites, parasites and parasites." It isn’t news to anyone that management of internal ...
Many goat owners are well aware of the dangers that internal parasites can cause for their herd. The most common internal parasite is the barber pole worm. These worms will chew on the digestive tract ...
White-tailed deer host these brain worms, but they don’t actually get the disease, which makes it harder for biologists to ...
Pervasive parasitic infections reduce herbivory rates and can therefore trigger trophic cascades that impact plant communities, according to new research. This work helps fill a recognized knowledge ...