Can you treat fields to prevent parasites?

I was told a 3 week rotation cycle as that is the life cycle of the worms. And I use DE in my chicken coop and yard and that has worked great for fleas and bugs (not sure about other parasites)....
ALso on the other species-- I was also told the eggs are closer to the ground (3inches and below) so when you use other foragers that eat lower to the ground (sheep eat lower down too) they eat the eggs....

From what I've read, the life cycle is much longer than that in the soil phase.

http://www.goatbiology.com/parasites.html

Unfortunately, the eggs can also become dormant in the soil. That's why they can overwinter in southern soils.

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I think this next year we're going to have 5 pastures, when split with electric netting (or 2 big pastures, when not split, lol) We'll put the goats on each one for a week and then move them.

The dairies will probably starve when they realize they have to go out to pasture to graze. I'm fully expecting horrible lactations next year. Anybody else notice how black goats REFUSE to go graze? All of my boers are way back in the pasture and EVERY ONE of my dairies are loafing in the barn, maybe walking to the hay bale in the AM and PM. Lazies are in for a real life lesson when I lock them out next year and FORCE them to eat nothing but pasture for an entire growing season (barring drought etc).

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"Breed the best, eat the rest"

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French and American Alpines. CAE, Johnes neg herd. Abscess free. LA, DHIR.

I locked mine out and all are doing well.

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I've never had a problem getting my dairy goats to graze. In fact it's just the opposite- it's a bear keeping them behind the fence when there's green stuff outside it!