BioWorma parasite prevention

[HollyOakFarm]

Has anyone here tried BioWorma for managing parasites in their flock? I saw it on a ruminant (goat) forum that I'm on and it sounds interesting..... but it is expensive. It looks like it also works on monogatrics (like horses) but I don't see anything about poultry in their site. It says it controls even wormer resistant parasites. Let me know if you've had any experience with it, and your thoughts.

It doesn't look dangerous to use on poultry, but it's expensive to just try it. I may look into it for my goats though.

Here's the blurb from their website:
BioWorma® and Livamol® with BioWorma® contain the natural fungus Duddingtonia flagrans. When fed to grazing animals the thick walled spores pass through the digestive system remaining inert (having no effect within the host animal) and out into the manure. When the infective nematode/roundworm larvae become active within the manure, the fungus sporulates forming a fungal web that captures, paralyses and consumes infective larvae.

ABOUT DUDDINGTONIA FLAGRANS​

Duddingtonia flagrant (abbreviated to D. flagrans) is a natural strain of fungus found around the world

CHEMICAL ANTHELMINTICS AND ANTHELMINTIC RESISTANCE​

Animals infected with parasitic nematodes have for a long time been treated with chemicals.

COST OF PRODUCTION LOSSES DUE TO INTERNAL PARASITES​

The estimated losses in sheep and cattle in Australia alone is $A1 billion and tens of billions worldwide.

 

[aart]

@dawg53 might know.

 

[dawg53]

BioWorma has no effect on worms inside animals, only in the manure after it's passed out of the animal. The idea is to have pastures free of worm eggs.
It's best to stick with wormers that eliminates worms internally in poultry.

 

[aldarita]

BioWorma has no effect on worms inside animals, only in the manure after it's passed out of the animal. The idea is to have pastures free of worm eggs.
It's best to stick with wormers that eliminates worms internally in poultry.

totally agree with you, but will it be worth to get rid of the worm eggs in the chickens yard so there can be less exposure to re-infestation?

 

[HollyOakFarm]

totally agree with you, but will it be worth to get rid of the worm eggs in the chickens yard so there can be less exposure to re-infestation?

That's what I was thinking. It's nice to have another tool available, plus - it works even on worms resistant to wormers (which has become a real problem everywhere in the last 10-20 years).

 

[dawg53]

It would be best to call the company and ask if it can be given to poultry. IMO it's too expensive, that's a stopper.
There are plenty of wormers available to worm birds that are very effective. The only one from personal experience that showed resistance to poultry large roundworms was Ivermectin. I stopped using it long ago. Poultry mites are also showing resistance to Ivermectin which isnt surprising.
Otherwise my experience with the following wormers are still effective treating multiple types of poultry worms:
Valbazen, Safeguard, Levamisole, Pyrantel Pamoate, Praziquantel (for tapeworms.)
https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/bioworma