[Blackbelly] Cocci Control

[Terry]

Well, I  looked in a lot of places, and asked questions in
a few more

The Cocci  that sheep and goats deal with are pretty much
resistant, and the only good, natural way to keep them
under control is to manage pastures and herds in such a
manner that the natural immunity that developes by being
exposed to low numbers is permitted to develope within the
animal.

 A strict MIG program is of use, as it helps reduce the
number of infective larvae that have access to the animals
by killing them off with cold, feeding by other animals (
chickens, cows, horses) and changes in the vegetative
makeup of the paddocks.   So, rotational grazing, intensive
grazing, alternationg the use of the paddock between
vegetative crop and pasture, etc, help  keep things under
control.

 one article did stress that one should not confuse one
type of parasite egg with the oocysts of the cocci
protozoans.

 basic H  may very well be the way to go-- at least you can
mess up the protective coating on the parasite..


      
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