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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: FrancesV on December 09, 2016, 10:24:56 am

Title: VermX Have you tried it as an alternative wormer?
Post by: FrancesV on December 09, 2016, 10:24:56 am

Hi,

Has anyone tried Verm X as an alternative wormer? If so how did it go, and how did you feed it?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Verm-X-Sheep-Goats-1-5-Kg/dp/B003YLIET6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481279060&sr=8-1&keywords=verm+x+sheep (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Verm-X-Sheep-Goats-1-5-Kg/dp/B003YLIET6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481279060&sr=8-1&keywords=verm+x+sheep)


Thank-ewe,

francesv

Title: Re: VermX Have you tried it as an alternative wormer?
Post by: harmony on December 09, 2016, 11:13:44 am

I haven't used it but I think it's use would go hand in hand with good pasture management, no overstocking and regular FEC's, which of course should be the same for all worming programmes but sometimes it is easy to find yourself short of pasture to rotate, keeping stock longer than you intended etc

Title: Re: VermX Have you tried it as an alternative wormer?
Post by: Foobar on December 09, 2016, 01:16:09 pm

Don't waste your money.  It used to be described as a herbal wormer but they have changed that to a "intestinal hygiene" product.
[/size]If you want to go natural look into alternative grazing forages like chicory - I think there was a thread about this on here recently.[/color]

Title: Re: VermX Have you tried it as an alternative wormer?
Post by: Anke on December 09, 2016, 01:18:11 pm

Vermex is NOT a wormer! Please do not use it as such, if your goats need worming use a proven wormer.

There must be discussions about this on TAS somewhere... it does come up regularly!