Researchers around the world have reported finding drug-resistant roundworms—some resistant to multiple classes of standard treatments—in every type of livestock host, including sheep, cattle ...

A new estimated breeding value (EBV) has been developed that will allow Lleyn sheep producers to select animals resistant to roundworm. Researchers at the University of Glasgow with support from ...

Roundworms are parasites found in the large and small intestines of sheep and goats. They suppress body weight by up to three kilogrammes. The worms lay eggs that are passed out in droppings to ...

Whilst most roundworm infections are mild, in rare cases the tiny eggs can enter the bloodstream and make their way to the eye. Once there the roundworms can damage the eye upon hatching and, if ...