Evaluation of diatomaceous earth as an adjunct to sheep parasite control in organic farming
dc.contributor.author | Osweiler, Gary | |
dc.contributor.author | Carson, Thomas | |
dc.contributor.department | Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture | |
dc.date | 2018-02-17T03:09:15.000 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-30T05:48:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-30T05:48:17Z | |
dc.date.embargo | 2015-10-16 | |
dc.date.issued | 1997 | |
dc.description.abstract | <p>Diatomaceous earth (DE) has been touted as a natural and effective way to control gastrointestinal (Gl) parasites in sheep. In this study, grazing lambs were fed DE at 5 and 10 percent of a supplemental ration for periods from 66 to 117 days. Weight gains, hemoglobin, packed cell volume, fecal egg/gram counts, and abomasal Gl larval counts were not different in controls vs. DE-fed lambs, although there was a trend toward lower fecal egg/gram counts in DE-treated lambs. DE by itself was not shown to be an effective parasite control agent, but could be used as part of a parasite control program.</p> | |
dc.identifier | archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/leopold_grantreports/102/ | |
dc.identifier.articleid | 1100 | |
dc.identifier.contextkey | 7735246 | |
dc.identifier.s3bucket | isulib-bepress-aws-west | |
dc.identifier.submissionpath | leopold_grantreports/102 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/52900 | |
dc.source.bitstream | archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/leopold_grantreports/102/1995_34.pdf|||Fri Jan 14 18:15:48 UTC 2022 | |
dc.subject.disciplines | Agriculture | |
dc.subject.disciplines | Large or Food Animal and Equine Medicine | |
dc.subject.disciplines | Veterinary Infectious Diseases | |
dc.subject.disciplines | Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology | |
dc.subject.keywords | Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory | |
dc.subject.keywords | Organic production practices and comparisons | |
dc.title | Evaluation of diatomaceous earth as an adjunct to sheep parasite control in organic farming | |
dc.type | article | |
dc.type.genre | article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
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