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Acta vet. scand. 2001, 42, 57-69. Comparison of Worm Control Strategies in Grazing Sheep in Denmark 1 2,3 1 3 By M.E. Boa , S.M. Thamsborg , A.A. Kassuku , and H.O. Bøgh 1Department of Veterinary Microbiology Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 2Department of Animal Science and Animal Health, Organic Animal Health and Production, and 3Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural Uni- versity, Frederiksberg, Denmark. Boa ME, Thamsborg SM, Kassuku AA, Bøgh HO: Comparison of worm control strategies in grazing sheep in Denmark. Acta vet. Scand. 2001, 42, 57-69. – Control of nematode parasites with reduced reliance on the use of anthelmintics was studied in 16 ewes with suckling twin lambs on contaminated pasture in Denmark. Ewes and lambs were treated with albendazole at turn-out 3 May. Ewes were removed from the groups on 26 July, and lambs were slaughtered on 11 October. The animals were allo- cated to 4 groups of 8 lambs and their 4 ewes. Group TS was treated with albendazole at weeks 3, 6 and 8 after turnout and set-stocked; group TM was similarly treated but moved to clean pasture in conjunction with the last drenching; group US was untreated and set-stocked, and group UM was left untreated but moved to clean pasture week 8 af- ter turn-out. Supplementary feed was offered in June and August due to scarcity of pas- ture. Strategic treatments of ewes and lambs weeks 3, 6 and 8 after turn-out, with or without a move to clean pasture, were highly effective in controlling nematode infec- tions for most of the season. This was reflected in