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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: mebnandtrn on October 28, 2015, 06:33:46 am

Title: verm-x
Post by: mebnandtrn on October 28, 2015, 06:33:46 am

Does anyone use Verm-x for sheep please? If so how effective is it, we are in a very fluke prone area, according to the local sheep farmers, so it would need to be effective. Many thanks

Title: Re: verm-x
Post by: Robyn on October 28, 2015, 07:47:15 am

Isn't Verm-x a poultry wormer?

Title: Re: verm-x
Post by: Anke on October 28, 2015, 08:01:00 am

No - use a proper flukicide (and soon - one that kills all three stages of fluke at this time of year, like Fasinex) and also worm if/when needed - get an FEC done.

Vermex is NOT a wormer/flukicide, even if the organic lobby says so...

Title: Re: verm-x
Post by: devonlad on October 28, 2015, 08:17:27 am

I agree with the others.

Title: Re: verm-x
Post by: Hellybee on October 28, 2015, 09:34:34 am

The organic vet says this....

http://www.organicvet.co.uk/Sheepweb/disease/fluke/Print.htm (http://www.organicvet.co.uk/Sheepweb/disease/fluke/Print.htm)

Title: Re: verm-x
Post by: Foobar on October 28, 2015, 09:51:49 am

Don't waste your money and time on it.

Title: Re: verm-x
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on October 28, 2015, 09:59:57 am

With herbal wormers they are best used as an adjunct to chemical wormers. So you would FEC, treat chemically if required to clear your stock then use the herbal wormers regularly  to try to minimise the chances of re infestation but keep doing FECs and use the chemical ones where required.