Table 2.

Indigenous methods for diagnosis and control of gastrointestinal nematode burdens in cattle

Indicator	Level of infestation	Intervention
Normal dung	None	-
Dung has a mixed consistency	Low	Check the performance of the herd closely.
Dung is of loose consistency, which can soil the hind legs	Moderate	Administering medicinal plants
‘Plastics’ intricately embedded into the faecal heap	High levels of adult worms	Isolation of sick cattle; combining medicinal plants to treat until signs of high worm loads disappear.