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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: patchy1990 on February 27, 2011, 07:31:30 pm

Title: Pig Wormers
Post by: patchy1990 on February 27, 2011, 07:31:30 pm

Which ones do you use?

Title: Re: Pig Wormers
Post by: little blue on February 27, 2011, 09:17:34 pm

Ivomectin
thinking of going for an in-feed one, rather than injectable (traumatic for my husband!) now theres a few more to do...

Title: Re: Pig Wormers
Post by: Leri on February 27, 2011, 11:02:08 pm

Is it true you can give the injection solution orally though?
I bought flubenol but am going to return it as the instructions are for mixing with twenty bags and I only ever have ten here at a time. I know I can work it out but still seems daft to have to buy enough for that amount of pigs.
Have heard that tobacco does the job and garlic?
Had considered giving the ma garlic butty each?
But an oral dose would be the easiest I think.

Title: Re: Pig Wormers
Post by: supplies for smallholders on February 28, 2011, 10:29:32 am

Hi,

Depends what worms you are treating, you can either use a broad spectrum wormer, or one specifically for a particular parasite.

For a detailed list of parasites, and their suggested treatment take a look at this link: http://www.thepigsite.com/pighealth/article/407/internal-parasites (http://www.thepigsite.com/pighealth/article/407/internal-parasites) the list is on about the fifth or sixth page.

Thanks