Every livestock farm should have a weighing scales, or access to one. In terms of resistance prevention, best practice around dosing is to weigh the heaviest animal in a group and then treat the rest based on this weight, this is provided there is relative uniformity throughout.
From a gastrointestinal worm point of view, it is accepted that weight gain is a better indicator of treatment necessity than faecal egg count. Hence, one strategy to minimize reliance on anthelmintics during the grazing season might involve frequent weighing, with first dose delayed until performance falls off.
Every livestock farm should have a weighing scales, or access to one. In terms of resistance prevention, best practice around dosing is to weigh the heaviest animal in a group and then treat the rest based on this weight, this is provided there is relative uniformity throughout.
From a gastrointestinal worm point of view, it is accepted that weight gain is a better indicator of treatment necessity than faecal egg count. Hence, one strategy to minimize reliance on anthelmintics during the grazing season might involve frequent weighing, with first dose delayed until performance falls off.
