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Small worm dose for lambs

  • 17-05-2013 8:41pm
    #1
    Vandy West
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭


    Going worm dosing some lambs. Product calls for a 1 ml dose, which is very small for my dosing gun. Can I take say 50 ml of product then add 450 ml of water, and then give a 10 ml dose of the watered down mix?


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  • #2
    supersean1999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,465 ✭✭✭supersean1999


    Not sure but I'd mix a small bit of cobalt through it, flexiben is a really small dose too,


  • #3
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    What's the dose that its just 1ml per lamb?


  • #4
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    I wouldn't, how can you be sure you're getting 9ml of water and 1ml of dose into each lamb, and not over or under dosing? You could dose them with a 10 ml disposable, though that wouldn't be best practice.


  • #5
    Vandy West
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭Vandy West


    Maybe better off 'overdosing' as it says to dose at 0.5 ml per 25 kg, but dosing gun not really accurate below 5 ml , cobalt and selenium included in product , will have to check name of product but it is a white worker


  • #6
    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,099 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    If you have young helpers they are great on a job like that , just get a few 1 or 2 ml syringes and they will keep them filled for you


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  • #7
    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,099 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    For anyone mixing selienium/cobalt with a white dose try mixing a small amount first as it may curdle the dose as I found out last year, never had any bother with cydectin though


  • #8
    Vandy West
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭Vandy West


    Brought them in to dose and found about a third had orf! Not happy. Got some spray to do them tomorrow but after reading some older threads think I might use some wd 40 mixed with bluestone or maybe do nothing at all. Better not say anymore as the mention of orf seems to start trouble...


  • #9
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Vandy West wrote: »
    Brought them in to dose and found about a third had orf! Not happy. Got some spray to do them tomorrow but after reading some older threads think I might use some wd 40 mixed with bluestone or maybe do nothing at all. Better not say anymore as the mention of orf seems to start trouble...

    Himalayan rock salt blocks.


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