Even with cubes you never know who got the recommended amount and who got more or less. And we're all usually guessing at weights so there's nothing scientific about it. The active ingredient is effective. Just put out enough to do the job. One block "supposedly" worms 8 cows over a 3 day period. (Give a half a cow and +/- a half a day. :lol2:5S Cattle":eu8i92ec said:I've heard good things about the cube wormers
Right, but at least with the cubes the cows will stand around and eat until they're done with them. Just dump an extra bag and you're probably golden. With the tubs they're gonna walk off. At least that's how my cows areTexasBred":3terh21u said:Even with cubes you never know who got the recommended amount and who got more or less. And we're all usually guessing at weights so there's nothing scientific about it. The active ingredient is effective. Just put out enough to do the job. One block "supposedly" worms 8 cows over a 3 day period. (Give a half a cow and +/- a half a day. :lol2:5S Cattle":3terh21u said:I've heard good things about the cube wormers
True but you're still overdosing some and underdosing some . An extra bag is a pretty darn good chunk of change.5S Cattle":1smsxaxd said:Right, but at least with the cubes the cows will stand around and eat until they're done with them. Just dump an extra bag and you're probably golden. With the tubs they're gonna walk off. At least that's how my cows areTexasBred":1smsxaxd said:Even with cubes you never know who got the recommended amount and who got more or less. And we're all usually guessing at weights so there's nothing scientific about it. The active ingredient is effective. Just put out enough to do the job. One block "supposedly" worms 8 cows over a 3 day period. (Give a half a cow and +/- a half a day. :lol2:5S Cattle":1smsxaxd said:I've heard good things about the cube wormers
Coosh it's really not a constant supply but most fenbendezol (active ingredient in Safeguard) products have a 3 day worming protocol. They also make a drench which works well. As far as I know it is just not available as an injectable.Coosh71":1dq5obdd said:I may be missing something here but, why would you mess with additives in feed or mineral to worm? We work spring calves in May, and wean fall calves in May (worm everyone), then we work fall calves in October and wean spring calves in October (worm everyone). We never have the need to rework due to worms during the summer. So why is it so important to have a somewhat constant supply of wormer out? I know some parts of the country never have a true winter so this may not apply. Thanks!