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Animal Health & Metabolism
Impact of Parasitism on Dairy Production in South Australia
The Parasitology Group has examined the transmission and economic implications of roundworms and liver fluke on dairy production in SA.
Parasite Control in Prime Lamb Flocks
In recent years the number of meat sheep raised under broad scale pivot irrigation systems in winter rainfall areas of SA has dramatically increased. The greatest constraint to the viability of this farming system is heavy infections with Trichostrongylus vitrinus, a problematic parasite.
Worm Infections and Cobalt Deficiency in Grazing Sheep
Cobalt deficiency can impair the immune function of sheep and this may increase vulnerability to infection with worms.
