Report
Dealing with Dag – Advisor Manual
Australian Wool Innovation Limited
2019
Abstract
Scouring (diarrhoea) is a common and frustrating reality on Australian sheep properties, and a significant impost due to direct costs and the increased risk of blowfly strike. Scouring due to nematode (worm) infections in a proportion of lambs is common for the majority of flocks especially in higher rainfall areas (Sweeny et al., 2012b). Anthelmintic treatment is commonly needed for remediation and prevention of scouring in lambs. There are a number of causes that may lead to scouring in young sheep, but in most cases the underlying cause is relatively easily diagnosed and effective treatments are available…
Details
- Title
- Dealing with Dag – Advisor Manual
- Authors/Creators
- Caroline Jacobson - Murdoch University, Centre for Animal Production and HealthJohn Larsen - University of MelbourneB. BesierJoan Lloyd
- Publisher
- Australian Wool Innovation Limited
- Grants
- Minimising dags in sheep , 18673, General
- Identifiers
- 991005726587007891
- Copyright
- © 2019 Australian Wool Innovation Limited. All rights reserved.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Animal Production and Health; School of Agricultural Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report
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