"In addition, nutria can carry parasites, such as blood flukes, tapeworms, and liver flukes and a nematode known to cause a rash called 'nutria itch.'" Sharma escaped unscathed, of course ...

Another type of infection that had presentations each month last year was pneumonia which was the cause of death for 102 sheep. Only occurring in the late autumn/winter months, acute fasciolosis, ...

Only in Newsday Sources: Detective owns LI home where body was found in pool A member of the task force that searched for homicide suspect Matthew Zoll last November owns the East Shoreham home ...

Studies have also demonstrated the impact of liver fluke on performance. The growth rate of a beef animal with liver fluke is reduced by 4% and it takes an extra 19 days to finish, adding 2% to its ...

Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Liver-fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) is found in high levels in enterocytes and is involved in the ...

Negotiated cash fed steer prices were up sharply last week and to the surprise of many to an average $205.70/cwt and $6.50 higher than the previous week, leaving feedlot margins at an estimated $420 ...

When it comes to treating internal parasites, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Understanding the environment and knowing what parasites are active at different times of the year are important ...

A sheep or goat with 5,000 haemonchus contortus worms would lose upwards of 250ml of blood a day, with a much lower concentration also capable of causing significant problems. Clinical signs are sheep ...