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Accuracy of the FAMACHA system for on-farm use by sheep and goat producers in the southeastern United States by Burke, J.M., Kaplan, R.M., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., Getz, W.R., Mobini, S., Valencia, E., Williams, M.J., Williamson, L.H., Vatta, A.F.

“…FAMACHA © is a practical on-farm system designed to provide small ruminant producers a tool for improving their management of Haemonchus contortus infections…”
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The potential to control Haemonchus contortus in indigenous South African goats with copper oxide wire particles by Vatta, A.F., Waller, P.J., Githiori, J.B., Medley, G.F.

“…The high prevalence of resistance of Haemonchus contortus to all major anthelmintic groups has prompted investigations into alternative control methods in…”
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A framework for the transfer of animal health knowledge to rural goat owners by Vatta, A.F., de Villiers, J.F., Harrison, L.J.S., Krecek, R.C., Pearson, R.A., Rijkenberg, F.H.J., Spickett, A., Worth, S.H.

“…A series of studies were conducted, over a 10-year period (1998–2008), in KwaZulu-Natal, one of the poorest provinces in South Africa, involving on-farm…”
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Relative economic benefits of tactical anthelmintic treatment and urea-molasses block supplementation of Boer goats raised under extensive grazing conditions at Onderstepoort, Pretoria, South Africa by Smith, M.F., Harrison, L.J.S., Krecek, R.C., Pearson, R.A., Stenson, M.O., Van Wijk, E.F., Vatta, A.F.

“…The potential economic benefits of combining tactical anthelmintic treatment for gastrointestinal nematodes and nutritional supplementation with urea-molasses…”
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Concurrent treatment with a macrocyclic lactone and benzimidazole provides season long performance advantages in grazing cattle harboring macrocyclic lactone resistant nematodes by Edmonds, M.D., Vatta, A.F., Marchiondo, A.A., Vanimisetti, H.B., Edmonds, J.D.

“…•Treatment with a macrocyclic lactone and benzimidazole provided production benefits in cattle with macrocyclic lactone resistant nematodes.•Using two…”
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Raising livestock in resource-poor communities of the North West Province of South Africa - a participatory rural appraisal study by Moerane, R., Krecek, R.C., Motswatswe, P.W., Vatta, A.F., Leshomo, S., Tucker, T.W., Pell, A.N., Getchell, J.K.

“…A participatory research model was used in six village communities in the Central Region of the North West Province of South Africa in order to achieve the…”
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Haemonchus spp. in sheep farmed under resource-poor conditions in South Africa - effect on haematocrit, conjunctival mucous membrane colour and body condition by Van Wijk, E.F., Krecek, R.C., Grimbeek, R.J., Motswatswe, P.W., Vatta, A.F., Hansen, J.W., Van der Linde, M.J.

“…A longitudinal study was conducted on the differential faecal egg counts, haematocrits and body condition scores of sheep belonging to resource-poor farmers at…”
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Validation of the FAMACHA © eye color chart for detecting clinical anemia in sheep and goats on farms in the southern United States by Kaplan, R.M, Burke, J.M, Terrill, T.H, Miller, J.E, Getz, W.R, Mobini, S, Valencia, E, Williams, M.J, Williamson, L.H, Larsen, M, Vatta, A.F

“…Recent studies on sheep and goat farms in the southern United States indicate that multiple-anthelmintic resistance in Haemonchus contortus is becoming a…”
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Persistence of the efficacy of copper oxide wire particles against Haemonchus contortus in grazing South African goats by Vatta, A.F., Waller, P.J., Githiori, J.B., Medley, G.F.

“…A study was conducted to examine the duration of anthelmintic effect of copper oxide wire particles (COWP) in grazing goats, as data for the persistence of…”
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Direct anthelmintic effects of Cereus jamacaru (Cactaceae) on trichostrongylid nematodes of sheep: In vivo studies by Vatta, A.F., Kandu-Lelo, C., Ademola, I.O., Eloff, J.N.

“…Following claims of anthelmintic activity of Cereus jamacaru DC (Cactaceae) by a commercial farmer, in vivo studies were conducted to determine the possible…”
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Managing anthelmintic resistance in small ruminant livestock of resource-poor farmers in South Africa : review article by Lindberg, A.L.E., Vatta, A.F.

“…Gastrointestinal parasitism is one of the most important disease complexes of sheep and goats impacting on the resource-poor livestock farmer. Of the…”
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Tactical treatment with copper oxide wire particles and symptomatic levamisole treatment using the FAMACHA© system in indigenous goats in South Africa by Spickett, A., de Villiers, J.F., Boomker, J., Githiori, J.B., Medley, G.F., Stenson, M.O., Waller, P.J., Calitz, F.J., Vatta, A.F.

“…Haemonchosis is considered to be the most economically important gastrointestinal disease of small ruminants in the tropics and subtropics. However, chemical…”
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Managing anthelmintic resistance in small ruminant livestock of resource-poor farmers in South Africa : review article by Lindberg, A.L.E., Vatta, A.F.

“…Gastrointestinal parasitism is one of the most important disease complexes of sheep and goats impacting on the resource-poor livestock farmer. Of the…”
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Testing for clinical anaemia caused by Haemonchus spp. in goats farmed under resource-poor conditions in South Africa using an eye colour chart developed for sheep by Vatta, A.F, Letty, B.A, van der Linde, M.J, van Wijk, E.F, Hansen, J.W, Krecek, R.C

“…A novel clinical assay for the assessment and subsequent treatment of Haemonchus infection in sheep to slow down the development of anthelmintic resistance —…”
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Incidence of Haemonchus spp. and effect on haematocrit and eye colour in goats farmed under resource-poor conditions in South Africa by Vatta, A.F., Krecek, R.C., Letty, B.A., van der Linde, M.J., Grimbeek, R.J., de Villiers, J.F., Motswatswe, P.W., Molebiemang, G.S., Boshoff, H.M., Hansen, J.W.

“…The diversity and predominance of nematode genera in goats of resource-poor farmers at Rust de Winter, Gauteng Province, Impendle, KwaZulu-Natal Province, and…”
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Workshop discusses priorities in veterinary helminthology for South Africa : information by Krecek, R.C., Vatta, A.F., Du Plessis, A.

“…A workshop was held at Onderstepoort to set priorities in veterinary helminthology for South Africa. Representatives from 19 organisations attended. The…”
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Benefits of urea-molasses block supplementation and symptomatic and tactical anthelmintic treatments of communally grazed indigenous goats in the Bulwer area, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa by De Villiers, J.F., Krecek, R.C., Smith, M.F., Harrison, L.J.S., Vatta, A.F., Pearson, R.A., Stenson, M.O., Gumede, S.A., Mapeyi, N.P.

“…This study was carried out with the cooperation of farmers owning communally grazed indigenous goats in southwestern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa,…”
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Raising livestock in resource-poor communities of the North West Province of South Africa - a participatory rural appraisal study by Moerane, R., Krecek, R.C., Motswatswe, P.W., Vatta, A.F., Leshomo, S., Tucker, T.W., Pell, A.N., Getchell, J.K.

“…A participatory research model was used in six village communities in the Central Region of the North West Province of South Africa in order to achieve the…”
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Effect of nematode burden as assessed by means of faecal egg counts on body condition in goats farmed under resource-poor conditions in South Africa by Vatta, A.F, Krecek, R.C, Letty, B.A, van der Linde, M.J, Motswatswe, P.W, Hansen, J.W

“…A longitudinal study was conducted of the nematode faecal egg counts (FECs) and body condition scores (BCSs) of goats of resource-poor farmers at Rust de…”
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Haemonchus spp. in sheep farmed under resource-poor conditions in South Africa - effect on haematocrit, conjunctival mucous membrane colour and body condition by Van Wijk, E.F., Krecek, R.C., Grimbeek, R.J., Motswatswe, P.W., Vatta, A.F., Hansen, J.W., Van der Linde, M.J.

“…A longitudinal study was conducted on the differential faecal egg counts, haematocrits and body condition scores of sheep belonging to resource-poor farmers at…”
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