Re: [Blackbelly] Dewormer chart for sheep
I think it is important to ensure really good health in your sheep to help them naturally resist the effects of worms. Pasture rotation helps reduce the worm population overall but the sheep will still have worms. If the sheep are very healthy, the loss of blood from the worms (with barber pole worms) won't affect them much. I have no experience with tape worm in sheep so I don't know what its life cycle is. I think I have been able to avoid deworming for 17 years because 1) I've invested in higher protein feeds, which has built a stronger immune system that can resist the blood loss; and 2) rotated pastures every week so that 30 days elapse before sheep return to grass they've already grazed. Carol At 09:36 AM 7/21/2015, you wrote: I am curious, for those that don't deworm how do you control the worm population in your flock? Even with rotating pasture every 2 weeks we have had to deal with tape worms for the 1st time this year. We have wormed with Safe Guard (fenbendazole) and are feeding diatomaceous earth with the feed every other day. Mike Carol Elkins Critterhaven Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Dewormer chart for sheep
Don't forget location, location, location. Different geographic areas have different types of worms as well as natural tendency to not have worms. Here in Kansas, we have the tape worm and several others that we must deal with every year. Since our neighbor has cattle, goats, and sheep, cross field contamination occurs as well. Sharon Wintermute -Original Message- From: Carol Elkins Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 4:22 PM To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Dewormer chart for sheep I think it is important to ensure really good health in your sheep to help them naturally resist the effects of worms. Pasture rotation helps reduce the worm population overall but the sheep will still have worms. If the sheep are very healthy, the loss of blood from the worms (with barber pole worms) won't affect them much. I have no experience with tape worm in sheep so I don't know what its life cycle is. I think I have been able to avoid deworming for 17 years because 1) I've invested in higher protein feeds, which has built a stronger immune system that can resist the blood loss; and 2) rotated pastures every week so that 30 days elapse before sheep return to grass they've already grazed. Carol At 09:36 AM 7/21/2015, you wrote: I am curious, for those that don't deworm how do you control the worm population in your flock? Even with rotating pasture every 2 weeks we have had to deal with tape worms for the 1st time this year. We have wormed with Safe Guard (fenbendazole) and are feeding diatomaceous earth with the feed every other day. Mike Carol Elkins Critterhaven Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.6081 / Virus Database: 4392/10285 - Release Date: 07/22/15 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Dewormer chart for sheep
I am curious, for those that don't deworm how do you control the worm population in your flock? Even with rotating pasture every 2 weeks we have had to deal with tape worms for the 1st time this year. We have wormed with Safe Guard (fenbendazole) and are feeding diatomaceous earth with the feed every other day. Mike On 7/21/2015 11:26 AM, Carol Elkins wrote: Those of you who still deworm your blackbelly sheep can download a dewormer chart prepared by the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control (ACSRPC). The chart gives the recommended dosages of various drugs by weight and withdrawal times. http://media.wix.com/ugd/aded98_e173a9632aa742aa8241ea5d1f3694a2.pdf Carol Carol Elkins Critterhaven Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
