Application of the Famacha© method in two types of goat farming in Popayán (Cauca, Colombia)

Abstract

Goat farming in Colombia is a developing productive sector thus, it is important to evaluate and implement strategies to control parasitosis, one of the main problems in this type of exploitation. The present study aimed to compare the application of the Famacha© method in order to control parasites in two systems of goat exploitation. This method was applied to ten goats in a stall fed and a semi-stall fed farming system, and parasite load, hematocrit, Famacha© score, and number of deworming treatments were monthly evaluated for six months. The two goat exploitation systems had the same degree of parasitic infection and no statistically significant differences (p&gt0.05) were found regarding hematocrit, egg count per gram of feces, Famacha© score, and number of deworming treatments during the study period.