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.
Linda Coffey
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
P.O. Box 3657
Fayetteville, AR 72702
Linda Coffey has worked as an Agriculture Specialist for the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) since 2000, with most of her focus on working with sheep and goat producers and in “train the trainer” projects. Her office is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Linda earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from the University of Missouri, her home state. She conducts educational programs and writes farmer-friendly publications to provide producers with accurate, research-based, practical information to improve the sustainability of their farms and ranches. While NCAT operates many projects, the largest is ATTRA (www.attra.org), which has provided information to farmers for over 25 years. NCAT is pleased to participate in the Consortium to help extend integrated parasite management information to sheep and goat producers. Linda and her family raise Gulf Coast and Suffolk sheep and Alpine dairy goats on their small farm in northwest Arkansas, where they employ FAMACHA© and sericea lespedeza, as well as judicious culling, to reduce internal parasite problems in their flock and herd.
Articles by Ms. Coffey
Working with a Veterinarian [Timely Topic, November 2015]
Managing internal parasites: success stories [April 2015]
Organic Management of Internal Parasites [August 2017]
Tips for preventing internal parasites [Timely Topic, April 2015]
Building internal parasite resistance in small ruminants: new ATTRA publication focuses on animal selection [October 2012]
Tips for . . .
Managing internal parasites
Preventing internal parasites
Treating internal parasites
Working with a veterinarian