Boot Jack Bulls said:
Jeanne - Simme Valley said:
Valbazen is also great for tape worms. Most dewormers do not get them. I hit all my calves with Valbazen - they are the most susceptable for tapeworm.
Edit: I knew it was good for lung worms but didn't know it should be given 2 weeks later. Thanks for info.
Proper use of de-wormers is something we have learned the hard way with goats. Boers are notorious for poor parasite resistance. As a result, we have learned to cull lower resistance lines and be more wise in our application of de-wormers. For us, that means only de-worming those that need it, when they need, and doing so aggressively and with a 2 week booster. We use 3 different classes of de-wormer (preferably drench or inject), but only use what is needed, not rotating for the sake of rotating....
Boers are great at jumping things too....like fences
Or climbing on your car, truck or SUV if they can get to it...
I am interested in what you say here though..
Drench is something used for worms here, but it applies across the many use methods, are you referring to Oral or Injectable though ?
Pour on should not be a prob, the one I used for cattle soaks into the skin real quick, I think you can get it as oral and injectable too, but pour on was pretty easy, although I have no issues with oral with anything that can go through a goat race..I am not convinced one or the other way is better, assuming, they all get the reqd dose ?