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Title: Quick Field Test For Worms: Post by: mikey on December 09, 2007, 05:09:51 AM The farmer/producer can do a quick field test somewhat reliable to check for stomach worms.Pull the lower eyelid down and examine its mucous membrane.The inside of the lower eyelid should be.
1)-red to bright pink-goat is tolerating its wormload. 2)-light pink mucous membrane-present in wormy goats. 3)-white membrane-anemic and probably on the way to dying. Saving goats suffering from severe anemia due to heavy wormloads is extremely difficult to do.Use this field test as a guide only.It is not anywhere near close to 100% accurate,Fecal counts are essential.Oral drenching works best when deworming goats.Goats have a faster metabolisms than other livestock.Given orally,such products produce a quicker and more effective worm kill and exit the goats systems,leaving less de-wormer residual for the worms to develope resistance against. By: Suzanne W. Gasparotto,breeder of the tennessee meat goat,Texas U.S.A. |