The frequent transport of goats to different geographic and climatic locations has challenged their ability to adapt to new surroundings.Breed development has followed different paths.Deworming alone cannot solve the stomach worm problem.Overcrowding and uncleanliness are the main reason for worms and coccidiosis in managed herds.Goats of all breeds are more susceptible to stomach worms than other species of ruminants.No breed of goat is worm resistant.Goats need a small number of worms to stimulate the immune system so that they can tolerate some level of worm load.The producers challenge  is raise goats that are worm tolerant.Increased interest in meat goats over the last decade and high breeding stock prices that have accompanied this phenomenon have created situations in which goats are frequently exposed to stomach worms.Goats that should have been culled because of poor adaptability have instead been kept in breeding programs.The result has been detrimental to goat genetics.
By Suzanne W. Gasparollo  Texas
This is now a major problem in the Philippines,choice of breeding stock is too limited.
Independant Producer Region 7:
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