Gastrointestinal Parasites

• FAMACHA Info Guide
• FAMACHA System
• Why and how to do FAMACHA Scoring
• Cover-Push-Pull-Pop
• Goat Dewormer Dosages
• Goats Dewormers - Withdrawal Times
• Internal Parasite Egg Pictures
• Low Cost Fixes to Decrease GIT Parasites
• Sheep Dewormer Dosages
• Sheep Dewormers - Withdrawal Times
• FAMACHA ANEMIA SCORES SHEET
• Modified McMaster's Fecal Egg Counting Technique A guide to counting fecal eggs in meat goats, modified from the McMaster Procedure.

External Parasites

•  Lice: What They Are and How to Control Them Information on the different types of lice, diagnosis and treatment is presented in this factsheet. Lice are a common group of ectoparasitic insects of goats; infested animals are uncomfortable and often cause structural damage to farm facilities by rubbing and scratching on fences and posts.

Alternatives to Anthelmintics

• Decreasing Barber Pole Larvae Population on Grass Pastures: Is Liquid Nitrogen Fertilizer a Viable Alternative? Barber pole larvae show increased resistance to commercial anthelmintics drenched to small ruminant livestock, and producers are looking for other alternatives. What about bypassing the livestock entirely and applying a larvicidal product directly on the pasture itself?