TY - JOUR AU - Drake, Daniel J. AU - Atwill, Edward R. AU - Phillips, Ralph L. AU - Johnson, Eileen TI - Internal parasites prevalent in California's beef cattle JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 2001/03/01 VL - 55 IS - 2 SP - 28 EP - 32 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3733/ca.v055n02p28 L3 - 10.3733/ca.v055n02p28 AB - Sixty percent of cattle not dewormed within 4 months of sampling were shedding parasite eggs or larva. The prevalence of shedding varied greatly for different types of internal parasites. Prevalence of shedding for major Strongylate nematodes was 54%; thread-necked intestinal nematodes, 6%; lungworms, 0.8%; coccidia, 18.1%; and tapeworms, 2.1%. Anthelmintic (deworming) treatments lowered prevalence compared to untreated cattle, but the major Strongylate nematodes and coccidia were still sufficiently prevalent that the resulting pasture contamination would restrict the potential success of control programs.