Copper bolus

[ksacres]

Yeah!

(So does this mean that Kate started a "fad"?)

 

[helmstead]

sheeyah

 

[Goattalker]

The yogurt idea is very interesting-good idea.

You can also administer copper with a balling gun, it goes to the back of the throat, and the cap. is pushed out, with the goats head held high, they swallow the copper cap.

Copper is known to increase resistance to parasites, it does not however kill/remove them.

Warning: copper is also used in horses to suppress estrus, so if you are having fertility problems in your herd you may want to look at perhaps having too little copper, or too much.

 

[ksacres]

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Acutally, it is theorized (though I'm not sure it's clinically proven) that copper (because it is stored in the liver) will kill and/or remove liver flukes.

As for intestinal and external parasites, you are correct, it doesn't kill/remove them, just increases the goats' ability to handle a parasite load.

 

[FlightsofFancy]

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Kate's a trend setter......Your so COOL!!

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I miss spoke....Thank you for that correction!