Worming Question

[Tiffany L]

Do you know what the timeline is for milking does and deworming w/ Ivermectin. How long should we wait to consume their milk again?

 

[jodief100]

Doesn't this only indicate barberpole though?

Yes, but Barberpole worm is the deadly one. The others will rarely kill. Barperpole is also the most common. It is rare to have other worms without barberpole. If a goat is unthrifty, I may worm her even with a good FAMACHA score. I don't do it often though.

 

[Southern by choice]

Do you know what the timeline is for milking does and deworming w/ Ivermectin. How long should we wait to consume their milk again?

Some say 4 days, some 7, some 10, and if using Ivermectin plus than 30.
This has a great deal of info regarding parasite control in goats. However, the data and research is based on meat goats not dairy. We would never allow any dairy goat to get to the same kind of threshold that might be acceptable on a meat goat.

American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control
http://www.acsrpc.org/

 

[goatgurl]

most interesting articles, thanks SbC

 

[OneFineAcre]

Yes, but Barberpole worm is the deadly one. The others will rarely kill. Barperpole is also the most common. It is rare to have other worms without barberpole. If a goat is unthrifty, I may worm her even with a good FAMACHA score. I don't do it often though.

My personal experience can't agree with the statement about it being rare to have other worms without barber poles unless we are the rare case
In fairness though ours have been essentially dry lotted
We have had low counts of strongyles only and this is from several fecals at Rollins lab at NC State and a couple of research projects we have participated in at the Vet School
Never a single barber pole

 

[OneFineAcre]

Some say 4 days, some 7, some 10, and if using Ivermectin plus than 30.
This has a great deal of info regarding parasite control in goats. However, the data and research is based on meat goats not dairy. We would never allow any dairy goat to get to the same kind of threshold that might be acceptable on a meat goat.

American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control
http://www.acsrpc.org/

Really liked the archive article about pine bark
You should see the pine trees at our old place
And they are already working on the ones at the new place

 

[Southern by choice]

Really liked the archive article about pine bark
You should see the pine trees at our old place
And they are already working on the ones at the new place

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I find it amazing how if given the right environment and adequate variety of plants, goats will go for what they need. I know if they are going after bark they may be having an increase... same as the wild lespadeza that grows here... if they don't need it they won't really eat it, if they do they will.

 

[jodief100]

My personal experience can't agree with the statement about it being rare to have other worms without barber poles unless we are the rare case
In fairness though ours have been essentially dry lotted
We have had low counts of strongyles only and this is from several fecals at Rollins lab at NC State and a couple of research projects we have participated in at the Vet School
Never a single barber pole

Yes, dry-lotted goats will be exposed to different worms than those on pasture. The management is very different.

 

[Tiffany L]

Thank you everyone for the input and information