?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Organic+Centre+Wales+Technical+Note+1%3A+Controlling+ectoparasites+on+Welsh+organic+sheep+farms&rft.creator=Anon%2C+&rft.subject=+Education%2C+extension+and+communication&rft.subject=+Sheep+and+goats&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.description=At+present+there+is+little+information+on+current+practices+for+ectoparasite+control+in+Welsh+organic+sheep+flocks.+In+order+to+rectify+this+lack+of+information+a+survey+was+carried+out+to+investigate+current+practices+for+ectoparasite+control+on+Welsh+organic+sheep+farms.++The+results+of+this+survey+are+reported+in+this+technical+note.++The+key+findings+were%3B%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2+Percentage+of+farmers+treating+their+flocks+for+ectoparasite+infestations+are+similar+for+organic+and+non-organic+sheep+farmers%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2+Although+scab+was+listed+as+a+major+ectoparasite+for+both+organic+and+nonorganic+flocks+only+3%25+of+organic+flocks+were+treated+specifically+for+scab+and+only+11%25+of+non-organic+flocks%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2+There+is+confusion+as+to+what+is+the+most+appropriate+treatment+for+specific+ectoparasites%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2+Only+16%25+of+organic+sheep+farmers+use+SP-based+dip+products%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2+There+is+little+evidence+to+suggest+that+organic+farmers+contribute+disproportionately+to+the+level+of+SP-based+pollution+incidences&rft.date=2005-02&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10804%2F1%2F1ectoeng.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10804%2F2%2F1ectocym.pdf&rft.identifier=Anon%2C+(2005)+Organic+Centre+Wales+Technical+Note+1%3A+Controlling+ectoparasites+on+Welsh+organic+sheep+farms.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10804%2F