Central West Local Land Services district vet Kate Atchison, Coonabarabran, said barber's pole worm has been responsible for about 70 per cent of the region's recent sheep and goa ...

Female worms have a red and white striped appearance, hence the name ‘barber's pole’ worm. This worm is the most economically significant internal parasite of sheep and goats not only in Kenya ...

Barber's Pole worm is a parasitic nematode that infects the gut of sheep and goats in hot, humid climates. For farmers in such regions an infestation can be economically devastating as these ...

Every year, a little-known nematode called the barber’s pole worm causes hundreds of millions of dollars in livestock losses worldwide. The parasitic worm, named for the pink spiral around its body, ...