A Remarkable Recovery
Dr. Tom Terrill is the Coordinator of the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control (ACSRPC). He is a leading researcher on sericea lespedeza, the warm season legume that reduces barber pole worm infections in sheep and goats. Read about Tom's remarkable recovery from Covid 19.
New InfoGraphic: Combination Treatments
Combination treatments are now recommended for clinically-parasitized animals. This infographic provides recommendations for combination treatments. For more detailed information, read Dr. Ray Kaplan's Timely Topic on Combination Treatments.
An In-Depth Look at Ivermectin
In April, several media outlets reported the success of an in vitro study conducted in Australia regarding the antiviral effects of ivermectin on the virus that causes COVID-19. After the story about ivermectin broke on social media, some farm stores removed ivermectin from their shelves, in fear of people buying it to self medicate.
Ivermectin was discovered in 1975. It became commercially available in 1981 and soon became the top-selling veterinary drug in the world, earning the title of “wonder drug.” It has been used to deworm small ruminants for decades.
Free Fecal Egg Count Analysis
This opportunity is available to National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP) members either in or marketing animals to the Northeast who want to generate Estimated Breeding Values (EBV) for parasite resistance. Non-NSIP members living in New England, NY, NJ, PA, WV, MD and DE are also eligible for this program. More specific criteria are listed on the flyer.
For more information, send an email to urisheepandgoat@etal.uri.edu.
Please Take Survey
The Northeast Small Ruminant Parasite Control Program is conducting a survey to obtain current, baseline information on sheep and goat parasite control concerns and practices. The information obtained will be extremely valuable in continuing to identify needs and develop research and education programs for small ruminant producers living in the Northeast US or that buy animals from or sell animals to Northeast producers. The survey should take between 10 and 20 minutes to complete.
Sale of USDA Katahdin Breeding Stock
The USDA-ARS Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center in Booneville, Arkansas will be selling Katahdin breeding stock via sealed bid. There will be ewe and ram lambs, as well as mature rams and possibly mature ewes. All animals sell with NSIP breeding values. Several have great parasite resistance as determined at weaning and post-weaning.
Timely Topic: October 2017
Selection for Parasite Resistance
by Joan Burke, USDA ARS
In domestic populations, animal welfare is of high importance, and it is desirable to select against parasite susceptible animals before we see poor performance and death losses. Fortunately, the ability of an animal to resist parasite infection is moderately heritable, and resistant parents will most likely have resistant offspring.
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