The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Ann and Rob on January 29, 2013, 09:39:32 pm
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Its worming time here! Do i have to inject or is there a wormer that you can put in their feed???
Ann and Rob
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You can buy Panacur pellets to mix with their feed but they're expensive. Injecting is much cheaper and you know for definite that each pig has had the correct dose. It's easy to do most pigs don't even notice.
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You can buy Panacur pellets to mix with their feed but they're expensive. Injecting is much cheaper and you know for definite that each pig has had the correct dose. It's easy to do most pigs don't even notice.
Ditto agree - your vet will make up indivdual jabs for you if you don't have many pigs, one of the ivermectin group of wormers, Noramectin, Doramectin etc.
The withdrawal period is 56 days, but i take it you are worming breeding stock. Fatteners generally are jabbed when they are weaned and don't need anything else to slaughter at pork weight.
mandy :pig:
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Also the injections cover far more of the nasties pigs can gets than the stuff you put in feed. Tamsaddle
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I'd
quad fourths ::) the injection route as well, get someone to show you if you aren't happy but go 5 cm behind bottom of the ear or you risk ruining a joint