Cell grazing and Haemonchus contortus control in sheep: lessons from a two-year study in temperate Western Europe

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 12699 - 9
• Main Authors: Ruiz-Huidobro, C., Sagot, L., Lugagne, S., Huang, Y., Milhes, M., Bordes, L., Prévot, F., Grisez, C., Gautier, D., Valadier, C., Sautier, M., Jacquiet, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 03.09.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/326/417/1716; 631/326/417/2549; Animals; Anthelmintic agents; Anthelmintics - therapeutic use; Antiparasitic agents; Drug Resistance; Eggs; Feces - parasitology; France; Gastrointestinal Diseases - drug therapy; Gastrointestinal Diseases - parasitology; Gastrointestinal Diseases - veterinary; Grazing; Haemonchiasis - drug therapy; Haemonchiasis - parasitology; Haemonchiasis - veterinary; Haemonchus - growth & development; Herbivores; Humanities and Social Sciences; Infections; Intestinal parasites; Life Sciences; multidisciplinary; Other; Parasite Egg Count; Parasites; Pasture management; Pest resistance; Rotational grazing; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Seasons; Sheep; Sheep - parasitology; Sheep Diseases - drug therapy; Sheep Diseases - parasitology; Species composition; France; Western Europe; gastrointestinal; nematode; free-living stage; farm; larvae; ivermectin; resistance

Managing infections of sheep with anthelmintic resistant gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) is a major challenge for sheep producers in Western Europe. New methods of grazing management have been poorly explored as a component of an integrated and sustainable control of these parasites. Therefore, the...