Parasite Smarts

Regardless of how you manage your animals, parasites should always be on your radar. Parasites are a significant cause of disease, lowered production, and high mortality among livestock. These problems create unnecessary economic loss, regardless of whether livestock are kept as a source of income or simply for family benefit, because treatment and replacement stock are more costly than preventative practices.

Successful parasite management is no longer a simple matter of grabbing the most convenient dewormer from the shelf. Due to widespread parasite resistance to nearly all dewormers, safe and correct deworming usage nowadays requires a multifaceted approach. To ensure you’re only using dewormers when necessary, utilize fecal sampling, selective deworming, and sound pasture management.

Evolving Deworming Strategies

Traditional wisdom has been to rotate dewormer