Use of an herbal dewormer for the control of gastric intestinal tract nematodes in meat goats

Jean-Marie Luginbuhl; Silvana Pietrosemoli; J. M. Howell

Jean-Marie Luginbuhl North Carolina State University, USA
Silvana Pietrosemoli Facultad de Agronomia. La Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela
J. M. Howell North Carolina State University, USA

Abstract

Two trials were conducted to determine the efficacy of a commercial herbal dewormer (HDC) to decrease fecal eggs per gram (EPG) in goats grazing either Festuca arundinacea (Trial 1) or Lolium multiflorum (Trial 2) pastures. In trial 1, EPG of goats orally-dosed with HDC decreased and leveled out at 742 EPG. In trial 2, oral fenbendazole and one or two weekly doses of HDC had no effect on EPG. Within the confines of these trials, HDC was mostly ineffective in reducing EPG in goats grazing pastures infected with GIT nematodes. (Spanish)

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Author Biography

Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, North Carolina State University, USA

Dr. Jean Marie “JM” Luginbuhl, Associate Professor of Crop Science and Animal Science at North Carolina State University, has been leading the Meat Goat and Forage Systems Research and Extension Program since October 1995. In that position, Dr. Luginbuhl is responsible for conducting research with meat goats and guiding the development of the meat goat industry. His current research program emphasis and goals include 1. Developing sustainable forage/browse based feeding systems for meat goats 2. Using goats as bio agents to control invasive herbaceous weeds and woody vegetation in pastures, forest land and other areas when grazing alone or in combination with cattle 3. Evaluating the browse potential of fodder tree species in agroforestry systems for meat goats. 4. Determining the copper tolerance of meat goats His current extension program 1. Provides statewide leadership in the development of the expanding meat goat industry through training, technology transfer and educational programs designed for cooperative extension agents, farmers and agribusiness professionals 2. Assist the fast-expanding North Carolina Meat Goat Producers Cooperative with the development of alternative marketing strategies for meat goats In the past, Dr. Luginbuhl has worked with small farmers and researchers in the Andes of Perú and in Morocco and Indonesia. Dr. Luginbuhl is presently the regional director for North America of the International Goat Association. Dr. Luginbuhl is a native of the city of Neuchâtel, located in the French part of Switzerland.