Sound parasite management essential for beef herds From: DVM | Date: May 1, 2007| Author: Navarre, Christine | Copyright Advanstar Communications, Inc. May 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

A sound parasite control program is essential to maximizing profits in beef herds. But actually designing these programs is easier said than done. Many factors, including climate, pasture type and grazing management, age and immune status of the animal, etc. determine the prevalence and severity of parasite infestations.

Although some regional recommendations can be made, a unique parasite control program should be developed for each herd. To do this, beef cattle practitioners need to ...

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