Journal of Helminthology · 1937 · 22 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary ParasitologyParasitologyVeterinary Parasitic DiseasesWildlife ParasitologyLivestock Infectious DiseasesParasite ControlParasite PreventionParasitic Disease PreventionParasitic DiseasesRuminant Infectious DiseasesControl In LivestockEconomic Instruments For Waste ReductionEconomic Loss ClaimsFarm-level Disease ControlFarm-level Parasite ControlLivestock Disease RiskParasite Prevention In LivestockParasitic Disease Management
In Australia this disease has occurred in many oxen on sewage farms and despite the economic loss involved, the farms have been prevented from raising cattle for human consumption. It has been claimed that this policy was adopted because of the risk to man of infestation with Taenia saginata . The object of this paper is to show that this economic waste is quite unnecessary, for cattle can be readily immunized against the disease so that there is no risk of Taenia saginata infestation in man from eating beef from such cattle.