Chlamydia?

KrisD · #21 04/06/12, 09:59 AM

FYI all birds can carry Chlamydia but it isn't the same kind that goats get. In parrots it's psittacosis but not related to the STDs we can get. They are different strains.

I do NOT believe that you have to squirt out the Quest and remix it. It doesn't make sense. When I had mini horses and regular horses I gave the minis a 1/4 of the tube. That means they didn't get wormed until the 4th time I wormed them. Quest is premixed for this reason because not all horses are the same size and get the same dose. Yes there may have been a fluke that happened in manufacturing ONCE but it would be a rare occurrence.

Oat Bucket Farm · #22 04/06/12, 11:58 AM

You need a liver biopsy done in order to have an accurate measurement of copper levels in your herd.

CaliannG · #23 04/06/12, 03:57 PM

Third what Dona and Audra have said, a blood test for copper levels is not accurate...you have to have a liver biopsy done to get a true picture of what your minerals are doing.

Copper Oxide Rods (Copasure) is even used to treat barberpole worm infestations in sheep, *in spite of* sheep's sensitivity to copper:

Revisiting copper toxicity in sheep

http://www.scsrpc.org/SCSRPC/Files/J...%20Use%203.pdf

And, here is simply blunt truth: If the goats had adequate copper levels, they would not have a levels of barberpole worms in dangerous levels.

chma4 · #24 04/22/12, 12:48 PM

We had two perfect little baby boys born last night...
I am hoping this trend continues, with does....
The girls' conditions are improving, I am hopeful that things are turning around. I have certainly learned alot the hard way this year.