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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: harry on August 19, 2011, 08:52:45 pm

Title: had a worm count ???
Post by: harry on August 19, 2011, 08:52:45 pm

had a worm count ...anyone knows what this means....200 epg coccidia  from a 2 sample mix on 8 week old kks

since posting ive been here  http://www.stockwatchlab.com.au/uploads/37870/ufiles/Guide%20To%20Results.pdf (http://www.stockwatchlab.com.au/uploads/37870/ufiles/Guide%20To%20Results.pdf)

Title: Re: had a worm count ???
Post by: supplies for smallholders on August 19, 2011, 10:12:20 pm

Hi Harry,

An egg per gramme reading of 200 for coccidia in pigs is very low and does not require treatment

Low levels are between 2 - 5000 EPG and not considered significant unless it reaches greater than 10,000 epg.

A far better source of external data on pig worms is here : http://www.thepigsite.com/pighealth/article/407/internal-parasites (http://www.thepigsite.com/pighealth/article/407/internal-parasites)

Thanks