Source: Zoetis news release
For cattle producers and veterinarians concerned about the efficacy of their parasite control programs, Zoetis introduces Valcor (doramectin and levamisole injection), the first and only combination endectocide in the United States designed for use against internal...
Dr. Tim Nickel, Technical Services Veterinarian, Bovine, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc.
Article Summary:
Given the limited number of products available today to treat internal and external parasites, preserving the efficacy of the ones we have now is important.
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Dr. Tim Nickel, Technical Services Veterinarian, Bovine, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc.
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Management practices – pasture management, stocking density having animals in good condition – can help reduce parasite populations in both the environment and the animal....
Dr. Tim Nickel, Technical Services Veterinarian, Bovine, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc.
Article Summary:
In any robust parasite control program, there should be both management and treatment options.
Animals that have all their nutritional needs met are better able...
Source: Alabama University, Kelly Palmer, Sonja Swiger, Nancy Hinkle, and Kelly Loftin
Beef cattle production represents a multibillion dollar industry in the southeastern United States. External parasites (ectoparasites) are those that live and feed on the outside of the animal....
Tim Nickel - Bovine Technical Services Veterinarian, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc.
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It would be fair to assume a Canadian cattle herd has worms rather than assume they are worm-free. Young animals tend to have higher burdens,...
Tim Nickel - Bovine Technical Services Veterinarian, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc.
Article Summary:
The impacts of external parasites are easy to see but are not the only type of parasite cattle deal with.
Gastrointestinal worms are a hidden...
