FAMACHA© is a new system for identifying the need to de-worm individual animals, like sheep and goats. The FAMACHA system utilizes a color eye chart, showing varying degrees of anemia. Sheep and goats are the animals who can gain most from this new gastro-intestinal (worm) identification. By looking at the animal's eyes, one can distinguish between the level of anemia and whether an animal needs de-worming.Read more about FAMACHA at the Southern Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control.
Learn more about FAMACHA, as well as all kinds of news and information affecting sheep and goats at Susan Schoenian's very informative blog (Shepherd's Notebook), also found at Sheepandgoat.com. Susan has asked me and others to help spread the word on this new technique to prevent worms in goats and sheep.
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