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Western Australian Winter Rainfall
Introduction
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Roundworm life cycle and larval availability
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
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Victorian Winter Rainfall
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding worm-resistant sheep
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Liver fluke control
Roundworm life cycle and larval availability
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Smart grazing for weaner worm control
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
South Australian Winter Rainfall
Grazing management
Introduction
Breeding worm-resistant sheep
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Roundworm life cycle and larval availability
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
Tasmania
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding worm-resistant sheep
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Liver fluke control
Roundworm life cycle and larval availability
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Smart grazing for weaner worm control
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
NSW Non-Seasonal Rainfall
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding worm-resistant sheep
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Liver fluke control
Roundworm life cycle and larval survival
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Smart grazing for weaner worm control
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
Qld/NSW Summer Rainfall / Tablelands and Slopes
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding worm-resistant sheep
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Liver fluke control
Roundworm life cycle and larval survival
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Find your "cold period"
Preparing lambing paddocks with "Smart Grazing - summer rainfall"
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
Qld/NSW Summer Rainfall / Slopes and Plains
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding worm-resistant sheep
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Roundworm life cycle and larval survival
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
Pastoral
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding worm-resistant sheep
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Roundworm life cycle and larval survival
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Goats
Western Australia
Introduction
Grazing management
Breed and feed for resistance and resilience
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Roundworm life cycle and larval availability
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
South Australia
Introduction
Grazing management
Breed and feed for resistance and resilience
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Roundworm life cycle and larval availability
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
Victoria
Introduction
Grazing management
Breed and feed for resistance and resilience
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Liver fluke control
Roundworm life cycle and larval availability
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Smart grazing to control scour worm
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
Tasmania
Introduction
Grazing management
Breed and feed for resistance and resilience
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Liver fluke control
Roundworm life cycle and larval availability
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Smart grazing to control scour worms in weaner sheep
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
NSW central, southern and southwest
Introduction
Grazing management
Breed and feed for resistance and resilience
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Liver fluke control
Roundworm life cycle and larval survival
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Smart grazing to control scour worms in weaner sheep
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
Qld central and south and NSW northwest
Introduction
Grazing management
Breed and feed for resistance and resilience
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Roundworm life cycle and larval availability
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Smart grazing to control barber's pole worm in lambing ewes
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
NSW northeast and Qld Granite Belt
Introduction
Grazing management
Breed and feed for resistance and resilience
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Liver fluke control
Roundworm life cycle and larval availability
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Find your "cold period"
Drench groups and actives
Smart grazing to control barber's pole worm in lambing ewes
Worm Control Program
Rangelands (pastoral)
Introduction
Grazing management
Breed and feed for resistance and resilience
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Roundworm life cycle and larval survival
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
East coast
Introduction
Grazing Management
Breed and feed for resistance and resilience
When to WormTest and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Liver fluke control
Roundworm lifecycle and larval survival
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Smart grazing to control scour worms in weaner sheep
Smart grazing to control barber's pole worm in lambing ewes
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
Australian smallholders
Introduction
Avoiding worms
Breed and feed for resistance and resilience
When to check and when to drench
Managing drench resistance
Appendices
Liver fluke control
Roundworm lifecycle and larval availability
Factors contributing to paddock contamination with worms
Drench groups and actives
Worm Control Program
Worms
Introduction to Worms
Roundworms
The cost of roundworms
Roundworm life cycle
Worms on pasture
Signs of worms
Barber's pole worm
Black scour worm
Brown stomach worm
Thin-necked intestinal worm
Small intestinal worm
Hookworm
Threadworm
Nodule worm and large bowel worm
Whip worm
Large-mouthed bowel worm
Stomach hair worm
Lungworm
Other nematodes
Tapeworms
Intestinal tapeworm
Hydatids
Sheep measles
Bladder worm
Flukes
Liver fluke
Stomach fluke
Other occasional parasites of sheep and goats
Coccidia and Cryptosporidium
Nasal bot
Toxoplasma
Sarcocystis
Itch mite
Eperythrozoon
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Sheep
Western Australian Winter Rainfall
South Australian Winter Rainfall
Victorian Winter Rainfall
Tasmania
NSW Non-Seasonal Rainfall
Qld/NSW Summer Rainfall / Slopes and Plains
Qld/NSW Summer Rainfall / Tablelands and Slopes
Pastoral
Goats
Western Australia
South Australia
Victoria
Tasmania
NSW central, southern and southwest
Qld central and south and NSW northwest
NSW northeast and Qld Granite Belt
Rangelands (pastoral)
East coast
Australian Smallholders
Management tools
Preparing low worm-risk paddocks
Grazing management
Paddock contamination with worms
Larval survival of barber's pole worm
Scour worm larvae on pasture
Smart grazing for weaner worm control
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Pasture and browse for worm control in goats
Feedlotting Goats
Nutrition
Breeding
Understanding WEC and DAG ASBV
Host immunity
Why ewes lose immunity at lambing
The Barbervax vaccine program
Using Barbervax? in Goats
Drenches
Drench groups and actives
Combination drenches - benefits and efficacy
Combination-Drench Efficacy Calculator
Drench rotation versus combinations to combat drench resistance
Drench mixtures and combinations
Drenches for goats: using products correctly and legally
Drenches for goats: using cattle and horse anthelmintics
Drenches for goats: alternatives to registered commercial drench products
Effective use of long-acting drenches
Choosing and using drenches
Strategic and tactical drenching
Weaners and the first summer drench
Targeted Treatment drenching guidelines
Drench resistance
Managing drench resistance
Quarantine drenches
Using refugia to prolong drench life
Resistance status of drench groups
Withholding periods for worm, lice and fly treatments for sheep
Dairy goats and milking sheep
Wasting in goats
Tests
Checking for worms with a WormTest
Checking for drench resistance with a DrenchCheck
Testing drench effectiveness with a DrenchTest
Collecting dung samples from individual sheep or goats
Worm egg counting
Worm testing for stud breeders
Assessing worm burdens without a WormTest
Assessing faecal consistency score
Worm Egg Count Quality Assurance Program
When to collect drench test faecal samples
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WormBoss online learning
Sheep
Western Australian Winter Rainfall
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
South Australian Winter Rainfall
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
Victorian Winter Rainfall
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
Tasmania
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
NSW Non-Seasonal Rainfall
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
Qld/NSW Summer Rainfall / Slopes and Plains
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
Qld/NSW Summer Rainfall / Tablelands and Slopes
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
Pastoral
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
Goats
Western Australia
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
South Australia
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
Victoria
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
Tasmania
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
NSW central and south and southwest
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
Qld central and south and NSW northwest
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
NSW northeast and QLD Granite Belt
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
Rangelands
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
East coast
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
Australian smallholders
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
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Tests
Why test before you drench if you already know the answer?
When you hear the message, WormTest before you drench, do you think to yourself, "Why bother with this extra cost when I know they need drenching?"
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The value of monitoring for worms and drench resistance
Rainfall has eased off a fair bit in many parts of south eastern Australia since Christmas and this combined with the onset of cooler weather means that clinical parasitism will become less common than say the last half of 2010.
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New DNA test identifies sheep worm species
Sheep producers can now benefit from a new DNA test that identifies the different species of roundworms in the sheep with their proportions calculated in a fraction of the time, and with improved accuracy, compared to traditional larval cultures.
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Drench Resistance Tests - as little as 9 cents a sheep
The value of Drench Resistance Tests and how to carry them out.
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Drench Test choices - too easy!
Don't bother testing all those combination drenches you might use, just test the WormBoss list of key single actives, pop the results in the new online calculator and you'll know the efficacy of all combination drenches that contain those singles.
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Larvae on pasture - a view from the laboratory
Avoiding or maintaining very low numbers of worm larvae on pasture makes for very effective worm control, so an understanding of larvae and how they develop can help to manage or control larvae on pasture.
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WormTest weaner lambs and kids in autumn and winter
Southern winters bring wet, cold, high worm-risk conditions that can seriously challenge weaners - both sheep and goats. Regular worm testing will guide appropriate management and treatment.
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WormTests for goats - collecting and sending samples to a testing laboratory in your region
A worm egg count is the most accurate way to know the worm status of your goats, to then make an informed decision about drenching. But what do you do and where do you get the test done?
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Individual or bulk worm egg counts: is there a difference?
There are pros and cons for each method, but either is better than not testing.
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Larval cultures and "Strongyle" type eggs
In WormTests, how are larval cultures done and why and when are they useful? Also, what on earth are those "strongyle" eggs listed on your report?
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Sheep and wool prices are up, but has your worm control improved?
How can you safeguard your investment and get the best growth from your sheep?
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Worm infection during and after dry weather or drought in the (normally) moderate to high rainfall regions
What actually happens to worms during long dry periods or drought? And how are they best controlled during these times in those moderate to high rainfall regions where worms are normally present?
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Is your WEC provider up to scratch?
Although the 2019 ParaBoss WEC QA Program confirmed that for the majority of the participants the results were well within the accepted limits, a significant number returned results that were too low, too high or too variable.
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Checking for drench resistance: why collect faecal samples 10–14 days post-drenching?
When a drench resistance test is done, samples are checked 10–14 days after drenching. Why then, and not sooner or later?
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News
State Outlooks
Feature Articles
Drenches
Drench resistance
Non-chemical management
Tests
Worms and other parasites
General
Editor's note
WormBoss online learning
Sheep
Western Australian Winter Rainfall
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
South Australian Winter Rainfall
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
Victorian Winter Rainfall
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
Tasmania
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
NSW Non-Seasonal Rainfall
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
Qld/NSW Summer Rainfall / Slopes and Plains
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
Qld/NSW Summer Rainfall / Tablelands and Slopes
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
Pastoral
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Sheep worms
Goats
Western Australia
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
South Australia
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
Victoria
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
Tasmania
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
NSW central and south and southwest
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
Qld central and south and NSW northwest
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
NSW northeast and QLD Granite Belt
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
Rangelands
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
East coast
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
Australian smallholders
Introduction
Grazing management
Breeding for worm resistance
Worm testing
Drenching
Drench resistance management
Goat worms
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WormBoss worm control workshops
New England Sheep Worm Control PDS
Knowledge assessment
New England WormBoss-Workshops
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