Ways to control GI Parasitism through Pastures and Grazing systems

1. Grazing density
   Some farmers tend to increase the number of animals in the pasture in order to increase profits per unit of the grazing area. This method, however, increases the risk of parasites – particularly in poor pastures – as a result of the rapid consumption of pasture plants, forcing the animal to feed on plant residues close to the soil surface where the larvae are concentrated. Therefore, a balance should be made between the productive status of the pastures and the number of ­grazing animals so as to meet their nutritional requirements without having health or production problems.

2. Rotational grazing
   In this way the animals are allowed to graze in one part of the grazing area while the other parts are left without grazing, then the animals are moved to another part of the pasture while the former part is left to rest, regain vegetation and so on until the grazing season ends. This method is useful in the control of parasites since the absence of animals in the vacant areas of the pasture leads to the death of larvae naturally as a result of the lack of hosts in which they complete their life cycle. With most parasites, the rest period should be about 6 weeks, but with parasites such as O. ostertagia, this period should be increased to 10 weeks or more.
   
   
   
   
3. Indoor feeding of pastoral feed
   This system is known as (Zero Grazing), in which the pasture plants are cut and transported to the barns for feeding along with other concentrates, thereby avoiding the parasitic damage resulting from the presence of animals in the pasture and ingesting the larvae. However, because of the increased cost of this system, it should be limited only to small animals that are more sensitive and less resistant to parasitic diseases.
   
   

   

4. Biological control
   Some beetle species, called Onthophagus gazella, are used to convert cattle manure into small pellets and bury them in the soil so that they cannot be readily reached by the animals.
   
   
5. Feed supplements
   Animals on low protein diets are more susceptible to parasite infection because they produce less immunoglobulin IgA. Protein supplements should, therefore, be considered particularly for the young susceptible animal for improving resistance to parasites. Animals should also get an adequate supply of calcium and phosphorus to compensate for the ­deficiency resulting from parasite infestation. The provision of trace minerals such as zinc, iron, and cobalt is also important for the proper functional immunities against the parasites.Vitamin A is also important to improve the intestinal epithelial integrity and the function of the intestinal immune system which are disrupted through parasitism.

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