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Discuss a control strategy with your advisor. Quarantine and anthelmintic treat new animals to prevent importing resistant worms. Administer anthelmintics at the correct dosage. Use anthelmintics for optimum effect. Select the appropriate anthelmintic(s) for the task.
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A successful worm control plan includes: A worm control strategy integrated into the herd health plan that is adaptable to changing patterns of worm challenge and regularly reviewed by a vet or advisor. The use of regional warnings and forecasting tools. Methods to monitor parasite burden such as regular weighing of stock to check growth rates ...
Parasite control guide. This booklet provides an accurate, easy-to-use reference guide on all available anti-parasitic products in their various chemical groups and summarises the parasites they have been licensed to control. Download resource. Choosing the right product and getting the most from it are key factors in ensuring optimum livestock ...
cattle join the main group or are turned onto pasture. In this case, treat for roundworms and hold off pasture for 24 hours until the worm eggs have left the system. Then turn out onto pasture that has been previously grazed by cattle. This will dilute any resistant worms that have survived treatment. If the cattle are to be turned straight out ...
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Wormers are used to treat and control parasitic infections from roundworm, lungworm, tapeworms and liver fluke. These wormers (or Anthelmintics) can be categorised into the following groups. Group 1: Benzimidazoles (BZ) Group 2: Levamisole (Imidazothiazoles) (LV) Group 3: Macrocyclic lactones, including avermactins and milbemycins (ML)
In beef herds, anthelmintic treatment at weaning is of value, particularly if the young cattle are to be retained—eg, as replacement heifer stock or as steers to be fed. Cattle finished on grass should receive treatment at weaning and at intervals throughout the next 12 months and, if possible, should be moved to safe pastures to maximize liveweight gain.
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Faecal worm egg count (FGS) 2 months after TO (epg) >200 50-200 <50 Field type Permanent pasture Silage/hay aftermath Newly sown fields Grazing history Grazed by cattle <1 year old within last year Grazed by cattle 1-2 years old within last year Grazed by adult cows, sheep** or other species within last year
