FAMACHA in a Nutshell
In this video, Dr. Jim Miller of the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control explains the basis of FAMACHA, a technique for measuring small ruminants’ level of barber pole worms. He also demonstrates the technique and walks several workshop participants through the process of learning it.
This video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.