“Parasitology? As in worms? That’s icky!” This is definitely a phrase that I would have spoken in the past, but now that I’m half way through my first semester of three parasitology classes, I’m kind of starting to enjoy it. Parasites, while icky, are very important to veterinary medicine, and many of them have amazingly […]
Hungry, Hungry Haemonchus
Today, I had my first fatal run-in with the infamous Haemonchus contortus. After responding to an emergency call for a colic, we were asked to come out to a farm with a down sheep. The sheep had been down for a day and was reluctant to eat or drink. It had separated itself from the herd, […]
Super Parasites
Over the past ten years, light has been brought to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance in humans and animals. Doctors and veterinarians are working together diligently to use these medications more judiciously so that future generations have access to drugs that are effective. What is surprising to me is that not nearly as much […]
