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goatsǣ

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Winter and early spring are not necessaril­y safe periods for

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ocal faecal egg counts show that some egvoeantsi­ncothnetiw­nuinetetor­Ǥ ešcrete worm eggs

his is an ever increasing challenge,

The incidence of resistant wireworms:

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he wireworm cycle has a developǦ mwoernmtal­laprvearei­oadreoifnͳ­gͺestoed2f­ͳrodmaytsh­Ǥe griarsesǦ

Life cycle and infection:

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WagainǤ hey must not return to the infectǦ aedndcaumn­pstfaobrla­etgleoaast­ts2,ͺwdhaiycsh­Ǥ results in nfection in goats can lead to wea Symptoms of wireworm: death and maŒor production lossesǤ nfected animals will start to show signs of anaemia due to blood loss caused by bewyriaerh­nemiwessuo­wicrniomll­uthspsǤerm­eseyeemnat­bnprdaanlb­eeosmttclu­aecnŒoabuwesǤ mmooeamntǯ­isǦǦ tsoyrsetde­musǤingout­hme wusetllǦlonoowant the loCwer mucous membrane in the eyeǤ (ͳ and i2m) msigendsia­atreeaftin­teen;tCio(n3 and 4)(ͷreaqnudir͸es) requires immediate attention and dosǦ tinhgeǤgfo­tahteshmou­cldoubsemt­rematebdra­inmems aerdeiapta­eleyǤ,

his system needs to be monitored on a biǦweely basis to see when to dose the

easily be iannŒudrfeadrmb­ywliovresetrosccǤan

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emember that both male and female tahneimmaa­lstimngays­ebaesmonoǤ­re aggressive during tqeumaatpeeleryastm­urareiente­yodofuatrn­hdwe faoanrmimieliraasl­rsawtrhiee­thyadathre­eǦ ewanroldyrfmeinacgie­nwstaaiitr­nheeǤwdǤel­sllodensis­gunredtahn­adt yparordpsǦ cloltwhian­ygs(pwaenatsr, bsouoi tsa)balnedpurs­oetaepcpti­rvoeǦ apirdiasts­euachniams­aclrǦahdal­nedslaingd fcarcuisli­hteiessǤ and

FDiccon Robinson

for wirewormǤ onitor the goats for seven days after the remedy has been adRmeminie­smterbeedr­totosedeoi­sfethaecwc­oirredwino­grmtos have been controlled­Ǥ

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t is very important, especially withǦ

the goat’s weight and to follow the

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product

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Symptoms of wireworm. Infection in goats can lead to weak and unstable goats, which results in death.
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(Courtesy pic) Goat’s eye mucous membranes can be monitored using the well-known FAMACHA system.
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