WHY DAGI?
Managing parasites needs to be done not just at the stock level, but also at the paddock level. That’s where DAGI comes in.
"A Critical Crossroads"
The New Zealand sheep industry is at a critical crossroads. With approximately 1 in 3 farms now facing triple drench resistance, and novel drenches already under pressure, the future of parasite management is on shaky ground.
The Challenge
90% of the worm population lives outside the animal—in the pasture. That means parasite control can’t just be about drenching. It must include smart, strategic paddock-level management.
Strategies like:
- Avoidance (minimising stock contact with larvae)
- Refugia (leaving some stock undrenched to retain susceptible worm populations)
- Avoidance (minimising stock contact with larvae)
Both these techniques are essential to slow resistance. The science is sound—but the execution is overwhelming.
To be effective, strategies like Refugia and Avoidance depend on many on-farm variables:
- Which stock class last grazed the paddock
- Faecal Egg Count (FEC) results
- Time since last drench
- % of the mob drenched
- Post-drench grazing patterns
- Weather conditions
- Stocking rates
- Time since paddock was last grazed
DAGI's Promise
Keeping track of all the on-farm variables is near impossible, unless you're using DAGI.
Users can utilise an operational tool that is backed by parasitology models and reports which help put industry best parasite management strategies into practice on their farm to make better decisions that will ultimately:
- Improve livestock growth rates
- Decrease reliance on drenches
- Gain back the control of parasite management on-farm
Making The Invisible, Visible.
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