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<blockquote data-quote="SPH" data-source="post: 1473426" data-attributes="member: 20580"><p>Never had issues with tape worms before but while rounding up calves to wean this fall noticed something white hanging from the butt of a calf while he was walking but by the time I got close enough to get a better look it was gone. Well we sorted the calves off and while walking in the corral saw a really loose stool with a couple white strands in it and wouldn't you know they were 2 decent sized tape worms so now knew what I had saw and which calf had them. Watched the other calves stools closely while working them that day and didn't notice any worms in them. Talked to our vet and your typical pour ons have no effect on tape worms so he recommended a medicated feed you can buy that will kill the worms off in just 1 feeding so bought a bag and fed it to the entire group of calves. Surprisingly the tape worms didn't affect the calf's performance as he was one of the heaviest bull calves at weaning and still growing at a good pace so we must have caught it just at the right time.</p><p></p><p>Considering how many parasites are probably in the creek waters, ponds, or whatever watering holes we all use it's surprising that we don't see more issues with parasites than we do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPH, post: 1473426, member: 20580"] Never had issues with tape worms before but while rounding up calves to wean this fall noticed something white hanging from the butt of a calf while he was walking but by the time I got close enough to get a better look it was gone. Well we sorted the calves off and while walking in the corral saw a really loose stool with a couple white strands in it and wouldn't you know they were 2 decent sized tape worms so now knew what I had saw and which calf had them. Watched the other calves stools closely while working them that day and didn't notice any worms in them. Talked to our vet and your typical pour ons have no effect on tape worms so he recommended a medicated feed you can buy that will kill the worms off in just 1 feeding so bought a bag and fed it to the entire group of calves. Surprisingly the tape worms didn't affect the calf's performance as he was one of the heaviest bull calves at weaning and still growing at a good pace so we must have caught it just at the right time. Considering how many parasites are probably in the creek waters, ponds, or whatever watering holes we all use it's surprising that we don't see more issues with parasites than we do. [/QUOTE]
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