
%0 Journal Article
%A Karlsson, L. J. E. 
%A Pollott, G. E. 
%A Greeff, J. C. 
%A Bell, A. 
%A Eady, S. J. 
%T Relationship between faecal worm egg counts and scouring in Australian Merino sheep
%J Science Access
%D 2004/01/01
%V 1
%N 1
%P 100-103
%K faecal egg count, scouring, correlated response
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/SA0401026
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SA0401026 
%X This trial aimed to determine the relationship between faecal egg count (FEC) and scouring (diarrhoea), as measured by dag score (DS) and whether any genotype x environment interaction may exist for these traits tested in a summer and winter rainfall region. Significant differences were found in DS patterns between the 2 sites. In the summer rainfall environment, DS remained relatively constant throughout the year. In the winter rainfall environment, DS increased rapidly during the late winter and spring period in 1-year-old sheep. It is recommended that in the winter rainfall environment sheep should be selected for both low FEC and low DS. 
