• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Search Projects
  • Help
  • Log in

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Grants And Education To Advance Innovations In Sustainable Agriculture
  • Grants
  • Project Reports
    • Search Projects
    • Search Project Coordinators
  • Learning Center
  • Professional Development
  • State Programs
  • Events
  • Newsroom
  • About SARE

Project Overview

FNE04-527
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 2004: $6,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Region: Northeast
State: Maine
Project Leader:
Jean Noon
Email
Noon Family Sheep Farm

Measuring the Effectiveness of Treating Lambs With Garlic at Various Rates for Internal Parasites Using the FAMACHA System

View the project final report

Annual Reports

  • 2004 annual report

Commodities

  • Vegetables: garlic
  • Animals: sheep

Practices

  • Animal Production: parasite control
  • Pest Management: botanical pesticides
  • Production Systems: holistic management

Proposal summary:

The newly implemented organic standards require producers to use natural materials to treat parasites in sheep and lambs. A 2003 SARE project indicated that garlic juice was the most effective organic worming treatment. This study will explore the use of the FAMACHA system to determine parasite load in lambs and to measure the effectiveness of different dosages of garlic juice to achieve the optimum worming rate. Outreach will be through publications, workshops, and a field day.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.

Primary Sidebar

Footer

SARE - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education USDA
1122 Patapsco Building | University of Maryland | College Park, MD 20742-6715

This site is maintained by SARE Outreach for the SARE program and features research projects supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture. SARE Outreach operates under cooperative agreement award No. 2018-38640-28731 with the University of Maryland to develop and disseminate information about sustainable agriculture. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education © 2019
Help | Contact us