Anthelmintic resistance in nematode parasites of sheep: learning from the Australian experience

In recent years the problem of anthelmintic resistance has become of major importance in sheep and goat flocks throughout the world. In Australia, concerted efforts were initiated in the mid 1980s to halt the increase in resistance by the development and promotion of regional worm control programmes...

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Published inVeterinary record Vol. 136; no. 16; p. 411
Main Authors Waller, P J, Dash, K M, Barger, I A, Le Jambre, L F, Plant, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 22.04.1995
Subjects
Animals
Anthelmintics - pharmacology
Anthelmintics - therapeutic use
Australia
Drug Resistance
Infection Control - methods
Nematoda - drug effects
Nematode Infections - drug therapy
Nematode Infections - prevention & control
Nematode Infections - veterinary
Sheep
Sheep Diseases - drug therapy
Sheep Diseases - parasitology
Sheep Diseases - prevention & control
Australia
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Summary:In recent years the problem of anthelmintic resistance has become of major importance in sheep and goat flocks throughout the world. In Australia, concerted efforts were initiated in the mid 1980s to halt the increase in resistance by the development and promotion of regional worm control programmes. This article outlines the genesis of these programmes, the way in which they were promoted and successfully adopted by farmers, and the concerns for effective parasitic control of sheep and goat flocks in the future. The principles outlined should be applicable in other countries where anthelmintics are relied upon for the control of nematodes in livestock.
ISSN:0042-4900
DOI:10.1136/vr.136.16.411