Internal deworming receives attention on many farms, yet external parasites are often forgotten. Lice and ticks quietly attack animals, reducing comfort, health, productivity, and profitability. Protect both sides every day.

Grazing exposes ruminants to ticks that attach themselves to the skin and suck blood. Heavy infestations can weaken animals, affect growth, and compromise production. Watch grazing animals carefully today.

Dirty pens create favorable conditions for lice and other ectoparasites. Farmers may keep feeding without seeing expected results because parasites continuously drain valuable nutrients and blood. Cleanliness supports performance consistently.

Regular delousing and tick control should become routine farm practices, not emergency measures. Monitoring animals, maintaining hygiene, and using appropriate control methods can prevent unnecessary production losses. Prevention saves money.

Dear Farmers, profitable ruminant production requires more than feeding and deworming. Look closely at your animals today and ask yourself: when last did you control external parasites? Act now start today.

Abdullah Opeyemi Akande
B.Agric. (FUNAAB)
GAS (NIAS)
M.Sc. Animal Sci. (UI)
RAS (NIAS)
M.Sc. Int’l Business (UU, UK)
Ph.D. in view