Margo Hale and Linda Coffey, National Center for Appropriate Technology/The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) and American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control

Updated in 2026 by Joan Burke, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Booneville, Ark.

Geographic Applicability

Humid or wet areas, including the tropical regions of North America, and the eastern, midwestern, northwestern, and irrigated pastures of the United States.

SARE Research Synopsis

Consortium members conducted numerous research projects focusing on sustainable control methods for internal parasites. These projects have been supported by grants including ones from SARE, the USDA Capacity Building program, and the USDA Organic Research Initiative. For more in-depth information on the consortium’s SARE-funded work, see the following projects: LS01-124, LS02-143, LS04-164, GS05-047, LS05-175, LS05-177, LNE05-232, ES06-084, GS07-059, LS08-204, LS08-212, LNE08-269, OS09-045, OS19-124, and LS22-363.