This study determined the extent to which improved husbandry practices in area were adopted by ranchers of small ruminants. A total 100 respondents ruminant selected for this study, using simple random sampling. Data analyzed descriptive percentage and cross tabulation determine adoption among ranchers. The revealed that reproduction, healthcare feeding had a higher rate key management compared...

This study examined the status of climate smart small ruminant production practices in Kwara State, Nigeria. About 105 breeders were selected for study. The data analysed use frequency count, percentage, mean score, Binary Logistic Regression and Pearson product moment correlation. result revealed that about 60% females years experience was 7 years. most frequently used respondents showed provi...

FAMACHA is a practical on-farm system designed to provide small ruminant producers a tool for improving their management of Haemonchus contortus infections. Although this system has become very popular and widely accepted by small ruminant producers in many regions of the southern United States, there is very limited data reported on the effectiveness of the FAMACHA system when performed by far...

BACKGROUND Anthelmintic treatment is the most common way of controlling nematode infections in ruminants. However, several countries have reported anthelmintic resistance (AR), representing a limitation for sustainable small ruminant production. The knowledge regarding worm control management represents a baseline to develop a guideline for preventing AR. The aim of the present study was theref...

background: the distribution and preferences of ticks of animals in central of iran were studied four times a year. methods: one thousand seven tick specimens were collected from different localities including isfahan, chaharmahalbak­htiary, eastazarbaijan, west azerbaijan, kordestan, kermanshah, lorestan and fars. results: most of sampled animals in this area were infested. we also encountered...