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Also how do I differentiate between if it’s possible cecal worms or capillary worms??
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The vet that did your fecal should have been able to tell you what kind of parasite they had. If you use Valbazen then two doses 10 days apart will cover most of the worms (except tapeworm). If you use the Safeguard liquid goat wormer or horse paste then to cover all worms (except tapeworm) you would need to treat for 5 days in a row, for roundworm only, including cecal, it would be two treatments 10 days apart.
Most recommendation are to toss eggs for 10 - 14 days following dose. Many people ignore that, little info on how much residue actually ends up in eggs. Do what you are comfortable with.
The egg withdrawal is a difficult question to answer, since it's not registered in the USA for use in egg-laying chickens, as explained above.In the United Kingdom, fenbendazole oral suspension is approved for treatment of gastrointestinal nematodes in laying hens at a dose of 1 mg/kg (0.45 mg/lb), PO, for 5 days with a 0-day egg withdrawal and 6-day meat withdrawal.19 Because fen-bendazole is approved for laying hens in the United Kingdom, there is an MRL for residues of fenbendazole and its metabolites in eggs. Because it is not approved for use in laying hens in the United States, the detec-tion of any fenbendazole residues in eggs is considered a violation, and the egg withdrawal period established for fenbendazole in the United Kingdom should be ex-tended to ensure that drug residues in the eggs of treat-ed hens are depleted below the detection limits of the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. Currently, FARAD recommends an egg withdrawal interval of 17 days for hens following oral administration of fenben-dazole (1 mg/kg).
These are differentiated by looking at their eggs in the feces. Whoever did your fecal exam should have been able to tell you this. I would be happy to look for you if you want to mail me some of your chicken poop. PM me.Also how do I differentiate between if it’s possible cecal worms or capillary worms??
Great info and great links! I really appreciate you! We will go ahead and avoid their eggs for a couple weeks to be on the safe side. Especially since we have small kids that eat the eggs too.These are differentiated by looking at their eggs in the feces. Whoever did your fecal exam should have been able to tell you this. I would be happy to look for you if you want to mail me some of your chicken poop. PM me.