i) Physically killing them.
ii) Chemically by use of copper sulphate solution, sodium pentachlorophenate, calcium cynamide and N-toityl marpholine which are added to stagnant water to kill the snails.
iii) Drawing swampy areas or levelling any depressions that may hold water in the pastures.
iv) Burning of the pastures during the dry seasons
v) Not grazing animals near marshy or water logged areas.
vi) Routine drenching of animals with antihelminthes such as sodium sulphate and
hexachloraethane drugs.
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