[Market Farming] Workshop: Small Ruminant Integrated Gastrointestinal Parasite Control, Smart Drenching and FAMACHA
Lawrence F. London, Jr.
lflj at bellsouth.net
Fri May 13 11:37:09 EDT 2011
Small Ruminant Integrated Gastrointestinal Parasite
Control, Smart Drenching and FAMACHA
Thursday, June 20, 2011
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Johnston County Livestock Arena, 520 County Home
Road, Smithfield, NC 27577 off hwy 210
Registration Fee: FREE ($10.00 for participants who want
to be FAMACHA certified)
This workshop will expose the audience to the problems
facing producers with respect to small ruminant
gastrointestinal parasite control, the biology of the
barber pole worm (H. contortus), the concept of smart
drenching, the FAMACHA concept and the hands-on use of the
FAMACHA card, an integrated approach to gastrointestinal
parasite management, understanding parasite drug
resistance versus animal resistance, susceptibility or
resilience to gastrointestinal parasites, and non-chemical
approaches to treating small ruminant with anthelmintics
such as alternative forages. For additional information
contact Dan Wells at: 919-989-5380.
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