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The efficacy of an anthelmintic (mebendazole) under different dosing strategies in controlling nematode parasite infection in sheep and pasture contamination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

Tina E. Lawton  and
A.W. Speedy
Tina E. Lawton
Affiliation:
University of Oxford, Agricultural Science Building, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PF
A.W. Speedy
Affiliation:
University of Oxford, Agricultural Science Building, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PF
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Control of parasitic nematode infection is the first priority in intensive lowland lamb production. The most effective method has been the ‘clean grazing system’ of Rutter (1983) but this depends on the integration of cattle and sheep. Clarkson (1987) has proposed repeated early dosing with anthelmintic as an alternative in an ‘all sheep’ system. An experiment is decribed here in which the efficacy of the anthelmintic. Mebendazole (Janssen Pharmaceuticals Ltd), was examined using different dosing regimes on contaminated pasture and compared with clean pasture.

The study was conducted with a flock of 520 mule (Bluefaced Leicester x Swaledale) ewes and Suffolk x lambs at Home Farm, Wytham, near Oxford. Four x 8 hectare fields were used.

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Sheep
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1989 , March 1989 , pp. 111
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1989

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Clarkson, M.J. (1987) Parasite Control in Grazing Systems. In Efficient Sheep Production from Grass, Ed. Pollott., G.E. British Grassland Society Occasional Symposium No. 21, pp. 57–66.Google Scholar
Rutter, W. (1983) Grassland Management for the Lowland Ewe Flock. In Sheep Production, Ed. Haresign., W. Butterworth. pp. 207–218.Google Scholar