Fecal egg count tests are one step to managing drug resistance and managing sheep parasites on Canadian sheep farms to maintain flock health.

Gloucestershire sheep farmer Kevin Harrison uses the Scops guide on a regular basis to make decisions about his flock, remind himself which group a wormer belongs to, or check other details.

By keeping sheep on clean grazing and taking regular faecal egg counts (FECs), the North Yorkshire farm, which was once seeing anthelmintic resistance issues, is now using wormers sparingly.

Sheep farmers who have not yet dosed lambs this season with a newer group 4-AD (orange) wormer are being urged to do so now, following a major peak in worm egg counts. Data from a worm egg ...