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Coccidiosis is a costly disease, impacting lamb health and performance. Sheep health specialist Dr Fiona Lovatt advises how to manage the disease effectively to ensure lamb performance isn’t affected ...

Coccidiosis is one of the most prevalent and costly diseases among lambs, making prevention, diagnosis and a proactive approach extremely important. Kate Phillips, an independent sheep consultant, ...

The two major flock health issues that can severely affect lamb thrive in spring — and often result in high mortality rates — are coccidiosis and nematodirus. Based on flock history and post-mortem ...

Livestock producers whose lambs and kids have dark scours (diarrhea) and don’t respond to standard antibiotic treatment or deworming are most likely dealing with coccidiosis, said David Fernandez, ...

DEAR DR. WELDY’S: This is my first year in 4-H and will be getting my lambs for my project this weekend. Some-one told me that I should treat my new lambs with a coccidiostat. What is this and why is ...

When weather conditions are warm and moist, young livestock are at risk of the parasitic disease coccidiosis, said David Fernandez, Ph.D, Extension livestock specialist and interim dean of graduate ...

FARGO - Parasitism is one of the most damaging diseases in sheep. Round worms and coccidia are two of the worst parasites, according to Reid Redden, North Dakota State University Extension Service ...

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These diseases affect thrive and cause mortality but treatment based on flock history can combat them, as can pasture management Checking up: Linda and Richard Woodmartin with their flock at Woodville ...