American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control

Alternatives to traditional parasite control

Growing and widespread resistance to commonly-used anthelmintics necessitates the need for alternative methods of internal parasite control in small ruminants. Many members of the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control have been conducting studies to evaluate the potential of alternative dewormers, as well as the worm-killing fungus product BioWorma®.  There is a separate page with links pertaining to copper oxide wire particles, as an alternative to traditional dewormers.

Articles

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• Characteristics of browse plants for goats and sheep; Dr. Ken Turner, USDA-ARS, El Reno, OK [Timely Topic, June 2015]

• Crystal Proteins:  a novel alternative to manage gastrointestinal parasites in sheep and goats; Elizabeth Kass and Dr. Katherine Petersson University of Rhode Island [Timely Topics, June 2024]

• Do herbal dewormers work?  Dr. Dahlia O'Brien, Virginia State University [Timely Topic, March 2014]

• Organic Management of Internal Parasites. [PDF]. Linda Coffey, ATTRA-NCAT, Arkansas [Timely Topic, August 2017].

• Pumpkin Seeds: Do They Control Worms?  D.J. O'Brien, Delaware State University. [May 2010].

Conference proceedings

• Alternative Compounds to Commercially Available Anthelmintics to be Used in Sheep and Goats; E. Nelson Escobar, University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 10th Anniversary Conference of the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control, Fort Valley, Georgia  [May 2013].

• Does Diatomaceous Earth Have a Role in Parasite Control?; Niki Whitley and James Miller; W4: What Works With Worms Congress, Pretoria, South Africa [May 2015].

• Herbs and Spices as Alternative Compounds to Manage Helminthosis in Sheep and Goats; Dr. E.N. Escobar; W4: What Works With Worms Congress, Pretoria, South Africa [May 2015].

• Towards a Commercially Available Vaccine for WireWorm: Efficacy with Dorper Sheep in South Africa; H. Bredendamp, G.F.N. Newlands, Oberem PTO, W.D. Smith, and M.G. Snyman; W4: What Works With Worms Congress, Pretoria, South Africa [May 2015].