Parasites
Rain brings relief and new problems to livestock producers
Much needed rains breaking a long, dry period should have livestock producers on the lookout for increased incidences of internal parasites and hoof problems
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Parasites can rob heifer growth
If the goal with a beef or dairy heifer is put a certain age and weight on them to prepare them for first breeding and conception, don’t throw a wrench in the whole works by ignoring the damage parasites can do to the process.
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Cattle Parasite Control & Chemical Resistance
Are there lessons about worm control that we can learn from sheep producers?
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Parasites can rob heifer growth
Before turning your heifers out to pasture this spring, you might consider deworming them. Parasites can have a severe impact on heifer growth and development. Learn more parasites in dairy heifers, the need to deworm and timing of deworming.
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Parasites can rob heifer growth
Encourage deworming beef and dairy heifers to prepare them for breeding.
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Parasites rob profits
Clinical parasitism in cattle has obvious effects such as anorexia, interference with digestion, anemia, bottle jaw, increased gut motility and disruption of fluid and mineral homeostasis (diarrhea) and a rough hair coat.
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Parasites rob profits
Clinical parasitism in cattle has obvious effects such as anorexia, interference with digestion, anemia, bottle jaw, increased gut motility and disruption of fluid and mineral homeostasis (diarrhea) and a rough hair coat.
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Vaccination and parasite control
Even if producers do everything else by the book for vaccination, if they don’t control parasites and monitor nutrition, they may be throwing that investment away.
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Parasitism can rob you
One study shows that parasites could be affecting milk production -- up to 1,200 pounds per lactation in some cases.
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Parasitism and young calves
Parasitemia of the cow can reduce the amount of milk for the calf, and calves can be affected, too.
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Parasitism and young calves
Parasitemia of the cow can reduce the amount of milk for the calf, and calves can be affected, too.
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