Parasite Control
Early summer deworming of nursing calves
Five deworming trials were conducted at the Eastern Research Station located near Haskell, Oklahoma during the 1990’s. Crossbred cows and their Charolais sired calves were sorted by sex of calf, calf age and cow age, then randomly allotted to one of four treatments.
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Deworming cattle is a springtime chore
If you plan on deworming cattle, spring is the right time. Parasite burdens in pastures peak during the spring, drop over the summer, and rise again in the fall.
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Costs and benefits associated with preconditioning calves
Preconditioning is the process of preparing calves to enter the stocker phase of the beef industry or to be directly placed in the feedlot.
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BI: Test Herd, Then Treat To Avoid Parasite Resistance
As instances of internal parasite resistance to deworming treatments
are becoming more numerous among the country's cattle herds, it becomes
apparent that herd managers must pay closer attention to the use of
these valuable herd-health tools.
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Do You Know The Enemy? Don't Let The Brown Stomach Worm's One-Two Punch Knockout Your Profits
As we approach spring working of cows and calves and the growth of new
pasture, it is important to understand the life cycle of cattle's most
common problem parasite, the brown stomach worm (Ostertagia ostertagi).
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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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The importance of controlling parasites
Research continues to find new ways to demonstrate it.
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External Parasites
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Internal Parasites
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