At 03:07 PM 8/18/2008, you wrote: >IT certainly could be coccidia. If they are experiencing bloody scours, then >coccidia would be almost certain. Corid is the drug of choice for coccidia. >Sulfa also works. >There is a new drug called MARQUIS for coccidia. I have not had a problem >with this for so long I forgot. I did a quick review of the symptoms and >sometimes coccidiosis presents without bloody scours. It damages the >intestinal lining so this would explain the wasting away. > >My memory is beginning to fail me some on these diseases/symptoms. > >Cecil in OKla
Yes, I would say that coccidiosis is the most likely culprit. Barb Lee has experienced wasting problems, and found out it was coccidiosis. She reported that supplementing selenium seemed to solve her problem, where coccidiostats didn't. Julian _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
