The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: lizzypeg on December 17, 2012, 08:39:33 pm
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i have albex 10% wormer for my sheep and wanted to do my goats too as found a tape worm in one of the sheeps poos.
i recently aqquired all the sheep and 4 pygmy goats...
is albex safe for pygmies..it says sheep and cattle doses in bottle.
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As far as I know Albendazole is a white wormer and should be effective against tapeworm. However there is widespread resistance against white wormers in general, so if you are using it (on your sheep) you should do a worm count about 10 - 14 days after administration to make sure you don't put resistant worms (that may have come with your sheep) onto your land.
Re goats - for white wormers the goat dose is 2 x the sheep dose. For pygmies you probably have to look at lamb doses???? The per kg rate for goats is 7.5 - 10mg/kg bodyweight, so you would have to weigh your goats first and then calculate backwards.
Have the goats and the sheeo come from the same place? If not, you could do just a worm count on the goats and only treat if necessary?
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hi no goats came from a different place but have shared grazing with the sheep for last few weeks since we realised there was a tape worm in a sheep poo.
il do them anyway once i think.
i can do poo samples as im a vet nurse but just not worked with large animals for a while so not up to date on wormers for them.
they have all been vacc with lambivac.