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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested that animal drug companies voluntarily revise the product labels for their approved anthelmintics used in livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, poultry and swine) and horses to add information about antiparasitic resistance.

The new labeling information is intended to help end-users, including veterinarians, livestock producers, and animal owners, better understand the proper use of anthelmintics and ways to monitor and slow down the development of antiparasitic resistance at the farm level.

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Over a two year period, Brazilian researchers evaluated the effect of creep feeding with a protein supplement on the susceptibility of nursing lambs to infection with gastrointestinal helminths. Male and female crossbred lambs were allocated to one of two treatments: 1) creep feeding (0.57 lb/d; 261 g/d); and 2) control (no supplementation. Lambs grazed with the mothers (n=52) on native pastures.

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Emily Clement works for Kentucky State University (KSU) with Dr. Ken Andries as a Small Ruminant Extension Associate and Research Co-Investigator.

Emily is a licensed Veterinary Technician and has worked in the animal industry since 1994. Her experience spans from private veterinary practices, laboratories, shelters, to teaching veterinary technology on the college level.

You can reach Emily at eclement@kysu.edu

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