The role of pasture management in parasite control
Pasture is the primary vector by which small ruminants become infected with internal parasites. As a result, pasture management strategies will have a large effect on pasture infectivity and parasite loads in small ruminants.
Articles
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Decreasing barber pole larvae population on grass pastures: is liquid nitrogen fertilizer a viable alternative? Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, North Carolina State University [Timely Topic, April 2017]
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High quality forage helps to maintain resilience to GI parasites; Dr. Ken Turner, USDA-ARS, El Reno, Oklahoma [Timely Topic, July 2014].
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Late summer parasite management strategies in goats; Ken Andries, Kentucky State University [Timely Topic, August 2013].
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Improving parasite management with annual crops. Dr. Richard Ehrhardt, Michigan State University [Timely Topic, February 2015]
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Parasite control with multispecies grazing and rotational grazing; Steve Hart; Langston University.
- The "silver bullet" of worm control in small ruminants. Paul Casey, Heifer Project International. [Timely Topic, November 2014].
- Silver bullet seconded: can the right grazing strategy control parasites; Dave Scott, NCAT-ATTRA, Butte, Montana [Timely Topic, January 2015].
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Silver Bullet Step One: Just Do It! Paul Casey, Heifer Project International [June 2016].
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Stocking densities impact worm loads: let us count the ways. Dr. James Morgan, Fayetteville, Arkansa [Timely Topic, April 2016].
Conference proceedings
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Grazing and Pasture Management; Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, North Carolina State University; 10th Anniversary Conference of the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control [May 2013].
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The role of pasture management in controlling internal parasites. Gareth Bath, Susan Schoenian, and Tom Terrill; W4: What Works With Worms Congress, Pretoria, South Africa [May 2015].
Factsheets
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Best Management Practices for Controlling Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants: Pasture Management; Heather Glennon, University of Mt. Olive and Dan Quadros, University of Arkansas [January 2024].
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Strategies for coping with parasite larvae on pastures in the springtime in Ohio; William Shulaw, Rory Lewandowski, Jeff McCutcheon, and Joyce Foster, Ohio State University Extension [2012].
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Tools for managing internal parasites in small ruminants: pasture management; Linda Coffey and Margo Hale; National Center for Appropriate Technology/The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) [October 2012].
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Use of a brown mid-rib sorghum x sudangrass hybrid in a small ruminant parasite control program; William Shulaw, Rory Lewandowski, Jeff McCutcheon, and Joyce Foster, Ohio State University Extension [2012].
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Use of forage chicory in a small ruminant parasite control program; by Jeff McCutcheon, Rory Lewandowski, William Shulaw, and Joyce Foster, Ohio State University Extension [2012].
Research
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Impact of rotational grazing on management of gastrointestinal nematodes in weaned lambs; J.M. Burke, J.E. Miller and T.H. Terrill; Veterinary Parasitology [July 2009].
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Sunn hemp with chicory or pearl millet to minimize gastrointestinal nematode infection in weaned goats; J. Burke, J. Mosjidis, and J. Miller; Southern Section of the American Society of Animal Science [February 2011].
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Last updated 01.25.24. Links verified 11.03.23.
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