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Proceedings from the 2018 Delmarva Small Ruminant Conference: All Worms All Day are now available on a flash drive. The conference was held December 8 in Keedysville, Maryland. In addition to providing information to small ruminantnproducers, the conference provided 5 continuing education credits to veterinarians and certified veterinary technicians.

Send your name, address, and $10 check (payable to the University of Maryland) to AWAD Flash Drive, Western Maryland Research & Education Center, 18330 Keedysville Road, Keedysville, MD 21756.

Spanish researchers divided 101 kids, 2-4 weeks of age, naturally-infected with Eimeria spp. into five treatment groups. Different doses (1 and 2 mg/kg) of diclazuril (Vecoxin®) were given at either 3 weeks of age (single treatment) or 3 and 5 weeks of age (double treatment). Fecal oocyst shedding and body weights were monitored at two week intervals for six weeks.

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ACSRPC members Jim Miller and Joan Burke have written a Timely Topic about BioWorma®, the new worm-trapping fungus that has been approved for sale in the US. While distribution is still being worked out, product should be available sometime this spring and/or summer.

BioWorma® is a biological control agent against the immature (larval) stages of gastrointestinal nematodes in livestock feces. The primary delivery system is thoroughly mixing the fungal spore material into supplement feedstuffs for daily feeding.

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For the past 30 years, Chris Lawlor has been the owner and manager of International Animal Health in Australia. He plays an active role in the day-to-day running of the business.

One of the products that International Animal Health markets is BioWorma®, a natural biological control that captures and consumes infective worm larvae (including chemical resistant/anthelmintic multi-resistant larvae) within the manure of grazing animals.

Chris can be reached at clawlor@iahp.com.au

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