These worms measure up to 2.5 centimetres and occur in the abomasum or fourth stomach of sheep and goats. Female worms have a red and white striped appearance, hence the name ‘barber's pole’ worm.

Every year, a little-known nematode called the barber’s pole worm causes hundreds of millions of dollars in livestock losses worldwide. The parasitic worm, named for the pink spiral around its body, ...

Central West Local Land Services district vet Kate Atchison, Coonabarabran, said barber's pole worm has been responsible for about 70 per cent of the region's recent sheep and goa ...

In regions where livestock such as goats and sheep are primarily kept for subsistence the high ... FAMACHA© scoring system (indicator of blood-feeding parasites such as Barber’s pole worm and liver ...

Barber's Pole worm is a parasitic nematode that infects the gut of sheep and goats in hot, humid climates. For farmers in such regions an infestation can be economically devastating as these ...