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Table 3 Details of grazing system, concentrate feeding and mineral supplements

From: Gastrointestinal nematode control practices on lowland sheep farms in Ireland with reference to selection for anthelmintic resistance

 

Respondents

% (n)

Grazing system:

 

   Set stocking

19 (19)

   Rotational

78 (80)

   Both

3 (3)

   Mixed grazing

45 (46)

   Separate grazing

52 (54)

   Both

3 (3)

Concentrate feeding to lambs:

69 (70)

   Start pre-weaning

71 (47)

   Fed to appetite

44 (30)

   <20 kg

38 (26)

   >20 kg

19 (13)

Administered minerals:

81 (84)

   Cobalt

70 (73)

   Copper

29 (30)

   Selenium

26 (27)

   Other

16 (17)

Method of administration:

 

   In feed

19 (17)

   Separate dose

57 (50)

   With anthelmintic

7 (6)

   Some combination of 2 of the above choices

17 (15)