Sheep & Goat Parasites Quiz

SHEEP & GOAT PARASITES

Parasites, especially the internal ones (worms and coccidia) are a major health problem of sheep/goats, especially those that graze in warm moist climates or during warm,moist periods. Use this quiz to test or enhance your knowledge or study for a skillathon. The quiz will randomly choose 10 questions from the quiz bank. Ten points each. At the end of the quiz, you can see your score, which questions you got right, along with the correct answers.

What is the best indicator of resistance to parasites?

Body condition score
FAMACHA score
Average daily gain
Fecal egg count

Which breed is usually the most susceptible to internal parasites (worms)?

Kiko
Boer
Spanish
Myotonic

Which statement is incorrect?

Sheep and goats are infected with the same worms.
Sheep and goats are infected with different strains of coccida.
Goats are slower to develop immunity to parasites.
Goats require higher doses of anthelmintics (dewormers) than sheep.
Fewer dewormers are FDA-approved for goats than sheep.
All statements are correct.

True or false? Worms have developed varying degrees resistance to all of the dewormers and dewormer classes.

True
False

Which of the following sheep are not considered to be more resistant to internal parasites?

Caribbean-derived hair sheep
Breeds native to the southeastern US
Hair (caribbean-derived) x wool composite breeds
Fine wool breeds

What is the intermediate host for the meningeal (or brain) worm?

Pasture mite
Snail, slug
Domestic cat
White tail deer

True or false? All dewormers are effective against tapeworms.

True
False

Which dewormer should not be given to pregnant females (first 45 days)?

Fenbendazole (SafeGuard)
Albendazole (Valbazen)
Ivermectin (Ivomec)
Moxidectin (cydectin)

Which dewormer has efficacy against external parasites?

Ivomec
SafeGuard
Prohibit
Rumatel

True or false? Heavy infestations with tapeworms can predispose sheep/goats to enterotoxemia (overeating disease).

True
False