goat experts opinion ?

[buck-wild-chick]

Over the past month I have seen gain about 10 pounds. I always have out free choose loose minerals for them.

 

[Wildsky]

I want a mini boer!

I swear my boer weather is WELL over 100 pounds.

 

[helmstead]

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In many areas, loose minerals aren't enough. Ask your local goat vet or another producer about BoSe supplementation. We do it on a schedule here as we are in a low area as far as natural availability. Makes an enormous difference.

 

[buck-wild-chick]

BoSe? is it like probius..?

and does ivemic take care of coccidia ?

 

[Smoky73]

BoSe is a Vitamin E and Selenium shot, and you have to get it from the vet.
I inquired about it to the vet do to th esmall stature of my goats I think they are stunted, and he refused to give it to me because he said that a mineral supplement is more than sufficient. Stupid vet.

 

[helmstead]

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Smoky answered your first question. A lot of times, you have to call several vets to get a straight answer on BoSe. Remember, they only take ONE WEEK worth of class on small ruminants!

No, ivermec won't do a thing for cocci. It's a protozoan. It can only be treated with a cocciostat. These include CoRid, Sulmet and Albon (generic = dimethox). Also many vets now include SafeGuard in cocci treatment as it has been found to be a good antiprotozoal but it CANNOT be used alone.