Novel methods for sustainable control of gastrointestinal nematodes in llamas and alpacas in the southeastern United States

Novel methods for sustainable control of gastrointestinal nematodes in llamas and alpacas in the southeastern United States

Summary

In 2008, data collected from the llama/alpaca studies completed in 2007 were analyzed and written up in the form of s scientific paper submitted to Veterinary Parasitology and as a thesis for the Master of Science in Animal Science program at Fort Valley State University.

Objectives/Performance Targets

1) Validate use of the FAMACHA system of anemia detection with llamas and alpacas on-farm.

2) Test the efficacy of sericea lespedeza hay against gastrointestinal nematode infection of llamas and alpacas on-farm.

3) Disseminate results from these studies in scientific and producer-oriented journals and as a published Master’s thesis.

Accomplishments/Milestones

The following manuscript was submitted to the journal Veterinary Parasitology (In review):

Efficacy of anthelmintics on South American camelid (llama and alpaca) farms in Georgia

R.M. Gillespie, L.H. Williamson, T.H. Terrill, and R.M. Kaplan

The following thesis was submitted and approved by the Fort Valley State University Master of Science in Animal Science Program in December, 2008:

Evaluation of Traditional and Novel approaches to Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Llamas and Alpacas

Rose-Ann M. Gillespie

Impacts and Contributions/Outcomes

Data from the first year of this work was presented as an invited poster at the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) 20th Anniversary Meeting in Kansas City on on March 25-27, 2008.

On oral presentation on these data was made at the Biennial Association for Research Directors (ARD) Research Symposium, March 28 – April 1, 2009. The abstract for the presentation was:

Efficacy of Anthelmintics on Llama and Alpaca Farms in Georgia
R.M. Gillespie, L.H. Williamson, T.H. Terrill, and R.M. Kaplan

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