When dealing with parasites in goats, one of the most frustrating scenarios is when a dewormer seems to fail. Before we dive ...

Episode 153For the Love of Goats In this insightful and eye-opening episode, host Deborah Niemann is joined by Tammy ...

If you asked what the top three challenges sheep and goat producers are facing, their response would be “parasites, parasites and parasites." It isn’t news to anyone that management of ...

Parasites that inhabit their host, such as a goat or sheep, lay their eggs in their new home. The eggs are then passed through the animal’s manure, which will end up in the grass pasture.

Sheep and goats naturally harbor some internal parasites, and complete eradication is not feasible, Brown said. The goal should be to maintain manageable parasite levels.

Rotational grazing can reduce the parasite load of goats, but this is difficult to accomplish with a dairy herd which needs to return to the same location every day for milking. On our homestead ...

Many goat owners are well aware of the dangers that internal parasites can cause for their herd. The most common internal parasite is the barber pole worm. These worms will chew on the digestive ...

SAN ANGELO -- West Texas along with much of the state, has been in various stages of drought for so long that sheep and goat parasite problems may be the ...

Rotational grazing reduces parasites in sheep, goats, expert says April 8, 2019 at 1:59 p.m. Spring weather can mean new challenges for sheep and goat producers, says David Fernandez, ...

The Madison County Extension Office, Kentucky State University and the Southeast Kentucky Sheep Producers Association (SEKSPA) will host a sheep and goat meeting on Thursday, Feb. 29.