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A GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT METHOD OF CONTROLLING NEMATODIRUS INFESTATION
Author(s) -
Black W. J. M.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
grass and forage science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1365-2494
pISSN - 0142-5242
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1959.tb01017.x
Subject(s) - nematodirus , pasture , infestation , biology , grassland , parasite hosting , agronomy , ecology , feces , world wide web , computer science
The parasite‐control value of keeping Nematodirus ‐infested pasture free from susceptible lambs for a complete year was examined in a controlled experiment. The practice was shown to be successful and confirmed previous recommendations, based on a knowledge of the parasite's life cycle The detrimental quality of Nematodirus infestation was measurable by mortalities, depression of weight gains and the quality of the lambs. In the conditions of the experiment, the effects of Nematodiriasis approximately halved the liveweight production of affected animals.