Using copper oxide wire particles to help control barber pole worms on Northeast sheep and goat farms

Dr. Tatiana Stanton, Cornell Sheep and Goat Program Barber pole worm (Haemonchus contortus) is the most serious parasite problem on pasture-based Northeast goat and sheep farms. Copper oxide wire particles (COWP) have effectively reduced infection of barber pole worm in studies in the Southeast US,