The Proof
A collection of powerful insights from farmers,
breeders, veterinarians, and scientists.
A collection of powerful insights from farmers, breeders, veterinarians, and scientists.
Mark Anderson MVSc: VetsNorth
Mark Anderson MVSc: VetsNorth Gut parasitism is a major problem for sheep farming. It has been estimated that upto 30% of modern sheep production…
Dave Warburton: Vet Services – Hawkes Bay
Dave Warburton: Vet Services – Hawkes Bay Drench resistance is the number one animal health issue affecting sheep performance across New Zealand. Introducing worm…
AgResearch Scientist – John McEwan
AgResearch Scientist John McEwan Breeding for host resistance to internal parasites in sheep has been shown from more than 40 years of research in…
AgResearch Scientist – Kathryn McRae
AgResearch Scientist Currently, control of parasites in sheep relies heavily on the use of anthelmintic treatment. The increasing prevalence of drench resistance throughout the…
Glenbrook Romneys – Kaukapakapa
Glenbrook Romneys – Kaukapakapa Running our own worm fecal egg counts using the FECPAC kit from Techion Group, we are able to ascertain the…
Avalon Genetics – Heriot
Avalon Genetics – Heriot If breeders don’t objectively select for resistance and dag score they are passing on the costs of drenching and dagging,…