Worms in cattle in Western Australia's south west

Authors

G C de Chaneet

Keywords

Beef cattle, Helminths, Ostertagia ostertagi, Western Australia

Disciplines

Large or Food Animal and Equine Medicine

First Page Number

25

Last Page Number

30

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

In the early 1970s, when beef cattle numbers increased in the South West, worms came to be recognised as the cause of one of the most significant health problems affecting production. The disease ostertagiosis, caused by the brown stomach worm, Ostertagia ostertagi, started to occur regularly, but the anthelmintics available at the time were limited in their efficiency against the parasite. Because little was known of the epidemiology of ostertagiosis under local conditions, recommendations for control were based on observations made elsewhere in Australia and overseas. These were unsuited to local conditions and did not provide adequate control.

Recommended Citation

Chaneet, G C de (1982) "Worms in cattle in Western Australia's south west," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 23: No. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol23/iss1/10