Project Overview
A Controlled Experiment to Measure the Effectiveness on Lambs of Wormers that Conform to the New Organic Standards
Commodities
- Animals: sheep
Practices
- Animal Production: parasite control
- Production Systems: holistic management
Proposal summary:
New organic standards require that natural materials be used to treat parasites in sheep and lambs, but there is a shortage of information about natural wormer performance. The farmer is also interested in looking at natural resistance to parasites. She will test three natural wormers against a control group and gather weight gain and animal health data for each group. Results will be disseminated through the media, workshops, fairs, and field days.