Dusty Britches
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Has anyone used Long Range? Is it really worth the extra cost? My vet said I'd only have to deworm every 6 months and it helps reduce the fly population.
Can I ask where you got this info. My vets are still recommending it so I would like to find out where this info came from before asking them if that is a side affect or rumor.The only animals you should ever use LongRange on are stocker or feeder steers/heifers that gonna have their heads cut off and never go back to a farm. NEVER, EVER put it in a cow or a replacement heifer, and don't use it on animals that are grazing the same pastures as your breeding animals. It is the fastest way to selecting for a population of nematode parasites(worms) that are resistant to everything in the macrocyclic lactone(ML) class of dewormers (ivermectin, cydectin, doramectin, etc.) . Resistance to the MLs is forever.
What????? Where did u get this info??The only animals you should ever use LongRange on are stocker or feeder steers/heifers that gonna have their heads cut off and never go back to a farm. NEVER, EVER put it in a cow or a replacement heifer, and don't use it on animals that are grazing the same pastures as your breeding animals. It is the fastest way to selecting for a population of nematode parasites(worms) that are resistant to everything in the macrocyclic lactone(ML) class of dewormers (ivermectin, cydectin, doramectin, etc.) . Resistance to the MLs is forever.
What sort of worming regimen do you recommend?The only animals you should ever use LongRange on are stocker or feeder steers/heifers that gonna have their heads cut off and never go back to a farm. NEVER, EVER put it in a cow or a replacement heifer, and don't use it on animals that are grazing the same pastures as your breeding animals. It is the fastest way to selecting for a population of nematode parasites(worms) that are resistant to everything in the macrocyclic lactone(ML) class of dewormers (ivermectin, cydectin, doramectin, etc.) . Resistance to the MLs is forever.
I do not recommend but I will tell you what I do. I never worm any cow or bull over 3 YO. We do not have flukes here so that is a different issue. If the adults are not immune they have the chance to do poorly enough to be culled. The only response I ever see from wormer is on some first calf heifers after calving.What sort of worming regimen do you recommend?
It's because in those situations the manure is concentrated in small areas. The drug is eliminated in the feces. In an extensive pasture situation the manure is spread out. The solution to pollution is dilution.I looked up and read the label.
It says it must be prescribed by a vet.
It says do not use in dairy cattle, feedlot cattle or in intensive rotational grazing systems.
I do not know why it says these things, but this is rapidly becoming cost prohibitive.
thanks Lucky PThe only animals you should ever use LongRange on are stocker or feeder steers/heifers that gonna have their heads cut off and never go back to a farm. NEVER, EVER put it in a cow or a replacement heifer, and don't use it on animals that are grazing the same pastures as your breeding animals. It is the fastest way to selecting for a population of nematode parasites(worms) that are resistant to everything in the macrocyclic lactone(ML) class of dewormers (ivermectin, cydectin, doramectin, etc.) . Resistance to the MLs is forever.
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I only deworm calves, yearlings, and first-calf heifers. Anything over 2.5-3 yrs needs to leave if she's got issues with parasites. Adult cows should and do develop immunity/tolerance to 'worms', and they are extremely important as the source of 'refugia' - the population of worms on a premise that's not under selection for resistance to dewormers.
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