Parasite & Management – WEC QA
WEC QA The ParaBoss WEC QA Program allows worm egg count (WEC) providers to demonstrate the accuracy and precision of their service and be endorsed by ParaBoss if they meet […]
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Cattle
Choosing and Using Products
Choosing a Product Choice of product for treatment of cattle worms requires consideration of the below five factors (click to expand each section): Using drenches
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Cattle
Dung Beetles
Dung beetles have significant beneficial effects in cattle pastures. By breaking down and burying dung pats (Figure 1) they clear the pasture of dung accumulation, return nutrients to the plant root […]
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Sheep
Biology of Sheep Lice
(Bovicola ovis) by Peter James, University of Queensland A key element in designing efficient property-specific IPM control programs is a good knowledge of the biology of the target pest. This […]
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Cattle
Cattle Breeding for Tick Resistance
Natural animal resistance has the biggest economic impact on tick control. Breeding for more resistant animals via tropical breed selection, or by within breed selection provides a low cost, permanent […]
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