Engelbrecht, AdriaanSamuels, Mogamat IgshaanCupido1, ClementGovender, Saloshnie Simone2020-10-062024-10-302021-01-012024-10-302020https://hdl.handle.net/10566/16797Magister Scientiae (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology)Parasites pose a major constraint on livestock farming. Its impacts are represented as transmission of disease to humans and economic costs for prevention and treatment as well as loss in terms of; livestock mortality and, lowered productivity. Although the impacts of parasitic loads can be decreased through proper management, extensive management systems are depended on external factors such as rainfall and forage availability, which, in its absence, promote malnutrition and therefore parasite susceptibility.enSouth AfricafarmingLivestocksParasiteSteinkopfUniversity of Western Cape