Results
This page contains a general overview of the results from the PARASOL Project which have been completed to date.
During the EuroTier 2008 (November) in Hannover, Germany preliminary recommendations were given by the project-Partners and got distributed via a leaflet on the principles of Targeted selective Treatment.
Leaflet EuroTier 11-2008
(Hannover, Germany)
(english PDF, 1.2 MB)
Leaflet EuroTier 11-2008
(Hannover, Germany)
(german PDF, 1.2 MB)
The Summary Report will give you an overview of each of the work packages and shows the main aims of each workpackage.
- Summary Report (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Progress Reports
The results obtained each from workpackage during 2007 are summarized.
- WP1 Progress Report 2007 (PDF, 127 kB)
- WP2 Progress Report 2007 (PDF, 139 kB)
- WP3 Progress Report 2007 (PDF, 126 kB)
- WP4 Progress Report 2007 (PDF, 127 kB)
- WP5 Progress Report 2007 (PDF, 130 kB)
- WP6 Progress Report 2007 (PDF, 124 kB)
For more information two Lists of Publications are provided.
- PARASOL List of Publication 2007 (PDF, 40 kB)
- PARASOL List of Publication 2006/2007 (PDF, 40 kB)
During research New Diagnostic Technologies have been developed and field-tested:
FLOTAC is a novel apparatus to conduct a multivalent faecal egg count. It is based on flotation and centrifugation and translation.
In the following documents you can find more information about FLOTAC.
- PARASOL FLOTAC Description (PDF, 608 kB)
- PARASOL FLOTAC Technology (PDF, 906 kB)
The Svanovir® O. ostertagi-Ab ELISA has been marketed as a tool that enables a new strategy for nematode control in cattle. It is an indirect ELISA for the detection of O. ostertagi antibodies in bovine milk samples.
- O Ostertagi Antibody ELISA Introduction (PDF, 43 kB)
- O Ostertagi Antibody ELISA Flyer (PDF, 178 kB)
- O Ostertagi Antibody ELISA Poster (PDF, 5.6 MB)
- O Ostertagi Antibody ELISA Description (PDF, 49 kB)
The Grassmaster II probe is used to measure the pasture mass for the field trial that is being conducted in Scotland. The pasture mass data is being used to ensure that any losses in lamb performance are attributed to parasitism rather than reduced herbage availability.
- Grassmaster II (PDF, 900 kB)
FecPak is a system which is used for faecal egg counting (FEC) to help target anthelmintic treatments. Ten farms in the UK have been provided a FecPak and tuition on how to use the system.
- FecPak – providing PARAsite SOLutions (PDF, 138 kB)
- Experiences and results of 10 farms in the UK (PDF, 116 kB)
- FecPak Product information leaflet (PDF, 94 kB)
Further results, information and publications
- Leaflets Morocco (english, PDF, 190 kB)
- Leaflets Morocco (france, PDF, 190 kB)
- Poster Morocco (103 kB)
- The PARASOL Team in South Africa – Wolboer Wool Farmer – May 2008 (PDF, 1.96 MB)
- FAMACHA making great progress in the Americas - Livestock Health and Production – 2008 (PDF, 281 kB)
- INRA-Magazine - Mars 2008 - page 9+10 (PDF, 2.19 MB)