Sericea lespedeza has been shown to reduce barber pole worm infections in small ruminants.
Hair sheep tend to be more resistant to gastro-intestinal parasites than wooled sheep or goats.
Teaching the next generation about worms.
Sericea lespedeza has been shown to reduce barber pole worm infections in small ruminants.
Jessica Quijada Pinango
American Institute for Goat Research
Langston University
Langston, Oklahoma
Dr. Quijada, a veterinary parasitologist, is a Visiting Research Scientist of the American Institute for Goat Research (AIGR) at Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma. Originally from Venezuela, she received her DVM and MS degrees in Veterinary Parasitology from the Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV), both in Venezuela, and her PhD in Pathology, Toxicology, Genetic and Nutrition from l’Université de Toulouse, France. Dr. Quijada’s research activities at AIGR are focused on 1) alternative control of gastrointestinal parasitism (GIP) in goats and sheep, 2) relationships between GIP and microbiome in small ruminants. Moreover, Dr. Quijada collaborates in some teaching extension projects addressed to farmers as well as training in veterinary parasitology techniques for colleagues and undergraduate students.
06.01.21
