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Copper sulphate for worms

  • 13-11-2013 12:48PM
    #1
    brownswiss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 769 ✭✭✭


    Are any of you using Copper Sulphate either for thrive or as a worm dose ?

    When I started in sheep the guy who sold me the ewes gave me instructions for mixing cobalt with copper sulphate as a drench. I used it for a couple of years but lost courage as I kept hearing about copper toxicity. I have read some reports on trials and I am very tempted to start on the Copper again. Have any of you ever killed a lamb with copper . I am in a high molybdenum area so my sheep should have a greater tolerance to dosing with Copper Sulphate


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


    brownswiss wrote: »
    Are any of you using Copper Sulphate either for thrive or as a worm dose ?

    When I started in sheep the guy who sold me the ewes gave me instructions for mixing cobalt with copper sulphate as a drench. I used it for a couple of years but lost courage as I kept hearing about copper toxicity. I have read some reports on trials and I am very tempted to start on the Copper again. Have any of you ever killed a lamb with copper . I am in a high molybdenum area so my sheep should have a greater tolerance to dosing with Copper Sulphate

    wont kill worms........ be careful using it as it can take months for the effects of oxicity to show as far as i am aware - also certain breeds eg texels are more suceptable to its effects.


  • #3
    brownswiss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 769 ✭✭✭brownswiss


    flatout11 wrote: »
    wont kill worms........ be careful using it as it can take months for the effects of toxicity to show as far as i am aware - also certain breeds eg texels are more susceptible to its effects.
    Copper will actually kill certain worms. Trials are ongoing . I know about the toxicity but am looking for people with actual knowledge and experience with using copper


  • #4
    flatout11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭flatout11


    i think you will find that the worm species its effective against (barber pole) is not an issue under irish conditions and as far as i gather it is not effective against the types of worms that affect our sheep, also i would be concerned with a chronic bulid up of copper in the liver if you were supplementing with this method


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