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Fecal Friday

Fecal Friday is a program to empower sheep and goat producers to enhance the small ruminant production in Hilo. This program is also designed to track the parasite prevalence, deworming and potential resistance in the location. Please read properly before bringing any samples to the site. 

Please read the instruction properly before collecting the samples

Bring your sheep or goats feces (at least 6-10 pellets or 5 grams) and complete the google form, and get your fecal sample tested. The fecal samples should be fresh and stored in cold storage with ice before it gets tested. You can contact Prem Mahato (808 969 8218; pmahato@hawaii.edu) for the sample collection method and collecting tube.

To understand how to collect sample please refer to this article as well.
1. How To Do The Modified McMaster Fecal Egg Counting Procedure (Access page 2 for how to collect)

By Western SARE, University of Rhode island, and Virginia Tech

2. Guide to Performing McMaster’s Fecal Egg Count for Small Ruminants

By University of Florida.  Bridget Stice, Laura H. Bennett, Christa L. Kirby, Allison L. Williams, and Brittany N. Diehl

3. Fecal Egg counting for sheep and goat procedures

By University of Arkansas. David Fernandez 

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