Control tactics can fight anthelmintic resistance
Farmers Weekly, February 2009
Unsustainable use of anthelmintics cannot continue. With as many as 60% of UK sheep farms already experiencing benzimidazole (white drench) resistance and 30% macrocyclic lactone (yellow drench) resistance, their use must be viewed in a different way.
The targeted control of anthelminitcs and identification techniques of resistance has formed the crux of scientific research under the EU PARASOL project which has looked at anthelminitc resistance in a novel way.
The challenge was to optimise anthelminitc treatment while maintaining viable worm populations that remained unexposed to treatments, said Belgian researcher Josef Vercruysse of Ghent University.
“Resistance isn’t just a sheep and goat issue, but is also a threat for cattle. We are seeking to identify a basket of options for vets and farmers in relation to anthelmintic use…”
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