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This article is a review of the book "Life Lessons from a Parasite: What Tapeworms, Flukes, Lice, and Roundworms Can Teach Us About Humanity's Most Difficult Problems" by John Janovy Jr. The reviewer finds the book to be underwhelming and struggles to find wisdom in the abilities and life cycles of parasites. The author suggests that studying parasites' biology could have practical applications, such as finding ways to adapt their preservative functions for transporting drugs and vaccines. However, some of the book's lessons are seen as obvious, and attempts to draw parallels between how ideas and parasites spread are considered broad and lacking insight. Overall, the reviewer finds the book to be a letdown. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a guide to an effective livestock parasite control. According to the article, anthelmintics are used widely to treat and prevent worm infections in domestic livestock. Benzimidazole anthelmintics (BZ) are effective against BZ-sensitive nematodes and are ovicidal. Most are effective against tapeworms. Oxyclozanide, nitroxynil, closantel, triclabendazole and albendazole/ricobendazole, at increased dose rates, are all effective against adult flukes present in the bile ducts.

The article offers livestock news briefs from Great Britain as of October 3, 2014. The Monezia expansa sheep tapework found in higher number in the faeces and monitoring of stomach worms and liver fluke for maintaing livestock health. The increase in cases of Calf scour in dairy farms reporting several losses and treatment. The increasing need for managing the fresh silage which is effecting feed space width in providing low nutrition.

The article reports on the move an international research team to mine tapeworm parasites' genetic code to find new treatments.

Presents the results of a study on the levels of strongyle worm eggs present in lambs at two monitored farms conducted by Wormwatch in Great Britain from May 4 to 11, 2005. Effects of cold weather on the levels of worm eggs in some flocks at Buckle Farm; Reason behind the need to monitor tapeworm manifestation in flocks; Evidence of the presence of nematodirus eggs in lambs at Eastnor Castle Farms.