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Mites? Lice? Eggs? Parasites

Hello All,

we have 5 babies all about 3 weeks old. I noticed on one (and then found some on the others as well) little tiny white dots all in a clump (or a couple clumps) on their hair. Not sure what they are, mites, lice?? One of the mom also has fl

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Integrated parasite management and FAMACHA training

There are several videos on this page from the University of Rhode Island on parasite management, FAMACHA, and fecal testing.

http://web.uri.edu/sheepngoat/video/

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Pine bark as a dewormer

For those of you interested in natural remedies, check out this study on pine bark:

http://www.wormx.info/#!pinebark/coo1

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Parasite Life Cycles

I'm wondering if anyone here can clear up a question I have about internal parasites. I understand that part of the life cycle is releasing eggs, which then hatch, and eventually reinfect the goats via fecal-oral transmission. For this reason, rotati

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Using DE as a dewormer

Here is an article that summarizes many of the studies done on the use of diatomaceous earth (DE) as a dewormer:

http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/DE.html

In addition to all of the info provided about the studies, I especially like the final parag

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burning pasture for parasite control

I just got this "brilliant" idea today -- if I burn the pastures, that should kill the worms, right? I googled it and found this article, which said it can help:
http://www.sheep101.info/201/parasite.html
This is also just a good general-info article o

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