EFFECTS OF HERBS ON DEWORMING SHEEP GOATS中草药对绵羊和山羊的驱虫效果.pptVIP

EFFECTS OF HERBS ON DEWORMING LAMBS KID GOATS2007 Helen A. Swartz, Michael Martin Arlene Stewart Lincoln University-9-08 INTRODUCTION The number one problem in the sheep and goat industry in the hot summer months is stomach barberpole worms (Haemonchus contortus) Two breeds of sheep and one breed of goat (Boer cross) were used in this study KATAHDIN, DORSET BOER GOATS Katahdin hair sheep in Missouri are the largest number in the national registry Dorset sheep are popular with sheep producers as they breed out of season and will lamb in the fall the spring Boer meat goats were introduced into the US in 1993 and little research has been reported to date KATAHDIN LAMBS-Little data on hair sheep lambs on dewormers herbs DORSET LAMBS Data collected on lambs using herbs BOER GOATKid goats fed herbs as dewormer SHEEP GOAT LOSSES 1) There are only three families of dewormers on the market even though they may have many different trade names 2) When the worms become resistant to a dewormer, it is no longer effective in killing the stomach worms BACKGROUND Missouri is reported ranking 9th place in the US in sheep production The number of meat goats is growing each year in Missouri The number of dairy goats is increasing as Amish Mennonites are selling goat milk in Arkansas Wisconsin BACKGROUND Chemical dewormers are the conventional approach to deworming sheep goats Reports in the literature have shown resistance of stomach worms for several years using the chemical dewormers in sheep goats (Kohler Herzberg, 2005) STUDIES IN AFRICA 1) Wormwood (Artemesia sp.) is used by humans in Africa to control stomach worms (list research found) 2) A study was found in Africa deworming Nubian dairy goats with wormwood (Artemesia herba alba) where wormwood was found effective in killing the stomach worms in goat (Idris, et al. (1982) METHODS MATERIALS There were 16 Katahdin hair sheep lambs divided into three groups Group 1-Received Ivomec comme