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worms in sheep dung

  • 12-10-2012 8:38pm
    #1
    drive it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭


    seen this evening 7 white worms and a load of what looked like white eggs in a lamds dung.The worms are about 1 centermeter long the dung looked about a day or two old just wondering what worms they are . Dosed them 3 weeks ago with lemavas diamond (fluke and worm) lambs are dry bar 2 or 3


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  • #2
    DMAXMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭DMAXMAN


    drive it wrote: »
    seen this evening 7 white worms and a load of what looked like white eggs in a lamds dung.The worms are about 1 centermeter long the dung looked about a day or two old just wondering what worms they are . Dosed them 3 weeks ago with lemavas diamond (fluke and worm) lambs are dry bar 2 or 3
    the worm dose part of that dose is levamisole (yellow)dose.there is increased evidence of worm resistance to this type of drench.my advice would be to dose them with cydectin or some other of the clear drenches.if using injectable form of above watch out as they have long withdrawal periods.also useful to talk to your vet about maybe doing faecal samples to test for resistance


  • #3
    drive it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭drive it


    it was he first time i used the stuff and found it dryed up nearly all the sheep .in all the years with sheep i never saw this maybe the odd time the white eggs in summer but not to many not like this time


  • #4
    rancher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭rancher


    drive it wrote: »
    seen this evening 7 white worms and a load of what looked like white eggs in a lamds dung.The worms are about 1 centermeter long the dung looked about a day or two old just wondering what worms they are . Dosed them 3 weeks ago with lemavas diamond (fluke and worm) lambs are dry bar 2 or 3

    Stomach worms and worm eggs are not visible in dung without a microscope,
    could it be tapeworms?
    Here's a quote I found when I googled 'tapeworms in sheep'

    ''Tapeworms often cause more worry among sheep and goat producers than stomach worms (nematodes), because producers can see the obviously expelled worms, whereas they cannot see stomach worms, only their symptoms.''


  • #5
    drive it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭drive it


    gave them a shot of albex it covers tape worms,worms and fluke will keep an eye on how it goes


  • #6
    docmartin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 237 ✭✭docmartin


    drive it wrote: »
    gave them a shot of albex it covers tape worms,worms and fluke will keep an eye on how it goes
    How much is albex? and do you buy online or from your chemist?


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  • #7
    flatout11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭flatout11


    its tapeworms, you can get albex in your chemist/co-op vets...
    dosage info on the pack


  • #8
    drive it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭drive it


    1 ltr was 17 euro from local veternary supplies and its only 4 days withdrawel.
    Does anyone buy online and of who .Can it be sent from uk or does it have to be from ireland only


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