I took a faeces sample from our female sheep yesterday - not from each one, but I reckon a fairly representative sample. I got the results back today (well done, Westgate Laboratories
) and it showed 200 eggs per gram strongyle eggs (medium count).
They were last wormed with Fasimec Duo S in January 2010 (can't believe it's that long ago), except for Niamh and Nova, who we bought in October 2010 and were wormed / fluked when we brought them home. A worm test in September 2010 of the sheep then present showed no worm eggs; neither did one done in February 2011.
I gave them a flukicide after lambing (Fasinex 5%)I was planning to give them a dose of Fasinex 10% this weekend before moving them on to a fresh paddock but I'm going to worm them as well.
I thought I should use something that's not ivermectin based, since Fasimec Duo S is. I thought Panacur, which is fenbendazole based. It also does the cattle as well.
Does this seem a reasonable course of action?