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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1684474" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>We are like [USER=12607]@Lucky_P[/USER] . We don't routinely worm. If an animal looks thin, has a bad hair coat, or other reason to suspect worms, then they get treated. Make a decision as they go through the chute for preg checks.... the calves also do not get wormed regularly. Over the years we have been selective about keeping animals that don't seem to have worm issues and their off spring.</p><p></p><p>Also are particular about keeping off spring from cows that are resistant to pinkeye... We see much more of that in animals we buy.... I think they develop a resistance to the "bugs" on our place... and the resulting calves do too. Have a couple cows that seem to have susceptible calves every year , and the calves get pinkeye in one eye... we have been slowly weeding out those kind of cows and do not keep calves from them. </p><p> </p><p>There are breeds of sheep that seem to have a better worm resistance, than other breeds. But a "worm bloom" can kill a sheep or a goat faster than you think....</p><p></p><p>Also, we use DE in our mineral and any feed that we have made and delivered in bulk.... I have found a big difference in the chickens eating feed with DE and no more worms.... neighbor used to do fecal counts on his cattle and used DE in his custom mineral and after about 2 years, the vet finally said, don't bother, they just don't have worms anymore. He didn't believe in using DE but said after that one farm doing that and basically getting rid of the worm egg count in the fecals, he became a believer and started doing it on his own farm. </p><p></p><p>We keep a bottle of pour-on ivermectin in the barn to use on the occasional cow.... and for whatever other use we need it for........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1684474, member: 25884"] We are like [USER=12607]@Lucky_P[/USER] . We don't routinely worm. If an animal looks thin, has a bad hair coat, or other reason to suspect worms, then they get treated. Make a decision as they go through the chute for preg checks.... the calves also do not get wormed regularly. Over the years we have been selective about keeping animals that don't seem to have worm issues and their off spring. Also are particular about keeping off spring from cows that are resistant to pinkeye... We see much more of that in animals we buy.... I think they develop a resistance to the "bugs" on our place... and the resulting calves do too. Have a couple cows that seem to have susceptible calves every year , and the calves get pinkeye in one eye... we have been slowly weeding out those kind of cows and do not keep calves from them. There are breeds of sheep that seem to have a better worm resistance, than other breeds. But a "worm bloom" can kill a sheep or a goat faster than you think.... Also, we use DE in our mineral and any feed that we have made and delivered in bulk.... I have found a big difference in the chickens eating feed with DE and no more worms.... neighbor used to do fecal counts on his cattle and used DE in his custom mineral and after about 2 years, the vet finally said, don't bother, they just don't have worms anymore. He didn't believe in using DE but said after that one farm doing that and basically getting rid of the worm egg count in the fecals, he became a believer and started doing it on his own farm. We keep a bottle of pour-on ivermectin in the barn to use on the occasional cow.... and for whatever other use we need it for........ [/QUOTE]
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