Common anti-parasite treatments used on cattle have devastating impacts on wildlife

Common anti-parasite treatments used on cattle have devastating impacts on wildlife

March 17, 2020

Experts have stressed an urgent need to find alternatives to wormers and anti-ectoparasitic products used widely on cattle, following the findings of a study just published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

Researchers from the University of Sussex looked at a body of published evidence into the environmental impact of anthelmintics—products used as wormers and anti-parasitic agents and widely applied across the world.

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