Everything You Need to Know about Natural Parasite Control for Livestock, All in One Place!
This concise book is loaded with valuable information about ridding livestock of their unwanted guests. Whether you're raising sheep, pigs, horses, cows, chickens, goats, or other farm animals, this book will teach you how to keep them healthy and parasite-free through organic systems and without the use of harsh chemicals. It includes easy-to-follow scientific explanations and provides research-based practices that really work. Internal parasite control can be accomplished naturally 1) through environmental modifications, 2) by producing and using easy-to-grow & harvest anti-parasitics, and 3) by understanding the life cycles and roadblocks of internal parasites.
In this practical guide you will learn about:
- Parasites, hosts, and lifecycles
- How to develop a working pasture rotation system
- How to create healthy pastures and clean watering systems
- Administering natural anti-parasitics
- Growing, collecting, and processing natural and herbal anti-parasitics
- And more!
This is a necessary reference manual for all sustainable, natural, animal-husbandry endeavors!
"I am recommending this handy guide to all my friends with livestock. This is a much needed resource for homesteaders and small producers. Parasites are a nemesis for many of us. In these pages, Wendy Lombardi shares her valuable knowledge of plants, parasites, and methods of control using available plants and herbs. I will be keeping my copy for years to come." —Janet Garman, author of Good Living Guide to Keeping Sheep and Other Fiber Animals, 50 Do-It-Yourself Projects for Keeping Chickens, and 50 Do-It-Yourself Projects for Keeping Goats