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<blockquote data-quote="sheepdogtrail" data-source="post: 7661704" data-attributes="member: 151839"><p>I would hope that this is possible. But, the practical side of me says that already with high levels of resilience in most breeds of sheep for those two species it will be difficult. But not impossible. </p><p></p><p>Science is my friend.</p><p></p><p>In the short term, I think managed grazing on specific cultivars would be a easier target to hit. I have been doing this for over a decade now on my organic animals with fantastic results. After all, it is possible with modern forage genetics to have sheep take the best parts of the plants higher up the stem of the plant and move on to the next plant. The idea is that the space below the most palatable parts of the plant all the way to the ground is too far for parasites to travel without risking desiccation and thus death. Make the ground too leaf bridge a death march for the parasite. Parasites are really good at adapting. So I would suspect some transformations to take place. I would hope that we humans and the management of our hoist species could stay one step ahead through our own evolution fueled by science.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sheepdogtrail, post: 7661704, member: 151839"] I would hope that this is possible. But, the practical side of me says that already with high levels of resilience in most breeds of sheep for those two species it will be difficult. But not impossible. Science is my friend. In the short term, I think managed grazing on specific cultivars would be a easier target to hit. I have been doing this for over a decade now on my organic animals with fantastic results. After all, it is possible with modern forage genetics to have sheep take the best parts of the plants higher up the stem of the plant and move on to the next plant. The idea is that the space below the most palatable parts of the plant all the way to the ground is too far for parasites to travel without risking desiccation and thus death. Make the ground too leaf bridge a death march for the parasite. Parasites are really good at adapting. So I would suspect some transformations to take place. I would hope that we humans and the management of our hoist species could stay one step ahead through our own evolution fueled by science. [/QUOTE]
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