Pasture rotation for worm and cocci prevention?

[LomahAcres]

I'm considering pasture rotation to help cut back on worm loads. NOT as a substitute for worming, just cutting back on the numbers to help keep them under control. Especially for my kids and their cocci prevention. My question is, how long do you let the pastures rest before re-using? I have a pasture now that my adult bucks are in, but we are moving them out to a bigger one this month and I want to use their old one for kids. How long should I let it sit before I can put the kids on it without worrying about adult stomach worms being past on to the kids? They are bottle babies and so far all my kid's pasture have never had adult goats on them so I haven't had to worry about HC until they go in with the adults. Then afterwords I want to rotate my kid pens to help with cocci prevention, how long should each kid pen be used, and how long of a rest to give them?

Any help, advice, appreciated,
Thanks!

[Heritagefarm]

I'd like to start doing this also.

[mpete]

I think I remember 3 or 4 months was what was recommended at a seminar that I went to

[Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians]

It's nothing to do with time, other than if you live in an arid area where worms and cocci die in the soil. It's about length of pasture. Move them back in when the pasture has grown back up past their knees. Parasites only float, the float up in dew and as high as your puddles are deep, keeping your grass above this level, you keep them out of parasites. A mowed cropped field is pretty, but with goats out in it, it's a parasite heaven! Oh you could also wait until the next deep freeze Vicki

[Alice In TX/MO]

" Rest a pasture. Unfortunately, it takes a long time for the worm eggs and larvae to die off if the pasture is just left empty. A year or at least an entire grazing season is required, which is usually impractical. "
From:http://www.extension.org/pages/Goat_Pasture_Management



Good article about pasture management:
http://www.3k88.com/pasture.htm

[Heritagefarm]

Originally Posted by Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians

It's nothing to do with time, other than if you live in an arid area where worms and cocci die in the soil. It's about length of pasture. Move them back in when the pasture has grown back up past their knees. Parasites only float, the float up in dew and as high as your puddles are deep, keeping your grass above this level, you keep them out of parasites. A mowed cropped field is pretty, but with goats out in it, it's a parasite heaven! Oh you could also wait until the next deep freeze Vicki

Um, no, you are supposed to let it rest. Unless they don't clip it very far.

[okiemom]

rotating w/ cows is good. cows are not harmed by goat parasites and and they die in the cow and goats are fine w/ cows. This only works if you have a biger place that can support a few cows. I have also heard of some experimenting w/ drylotting and then planting forages for them yearly. In other words no true pasture just seeding and rotating.