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Farmers commonly deworm ewes pre\u2010mating, yet concerns regarding anthelmintic resistance increase pressure to reduce wormer use.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study retrospectively assessed pre\u2010mating targeted selective treatment (TST) indicators in a flock of 354 ewes split into anthelmintic treatment and control groups. Conway\u2013Maxwell\u2013Poisson and binomial regression analyses were used to identify TST indicators associated with reproductive performance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There was no significant difference in overall scanned litter size between treated and untreated ewes. However, ewes with a body condition score (BCS) less than 3 or a weight less than 60\u00a0kg that were not dewormed had significantly lower litter sizes (mean 1.2 and 1.41, respectively) than those treated (1.94 and 1.8, respectively) or with higher condition\/weight regardless of worming status (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Parasite diagnostics were not undertaken on all individual ewes, and the study assumes that differences identified in the reproductive performance of treated and untreated groups were due to GIN infection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest that BCS and weight are effective indicators for implementing TST pre\u2010mating, enabling reduced anthelmintic use without compromising reproductive outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/vetr.5923","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,2]],"date-time":"2025-12-02T11:36:29Z","timestamp":1764675389000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Body condition score and weight are effective targeted selective treatment indicators for gastrointestinal nematodes in premating ewes"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"198","author":[{"given":"Eiry G.","family":"Williams","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life Science Aberystwyth University  Aberystwyth UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter M.","family":"Brophy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life Science Aberystwyth University  Aberystwyth UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hefin W.","family":"Williams","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life Science Aberystwyth University  Aberystwyth UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Serian R.","family":"Evans","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life Science Aberystwyth University  Aberystwyth UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Heather","family":"McCalman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hybu Cig Cymru  Aberystwyth UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rhys A.","family":"Jones","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life Science Aberystwyth University  Aberystwyth UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2527\/1991.69114338x"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1071\/EA08184"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","article-title":"Feeding the ewe: a literature review","author":"Povey G","year":"2016","journal-title":"AHDB Beef and Lamb"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","volume-title":"Livestock nematode infection in a changing world: investigating the European situation. 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