Merck Safeguard Goat Dewormer

[johnson5under5]

That is an outrageously high overdose of 10% liquid goat wormer!!

FOR NO EGG WITHDRAWAL:
Read this. This is for Safeguard Aquasol which is not the same as the goat dewormer as it has an emulsifier in it to keep the fenbendazole homogeneously mixed. The goat dewormer will settle out as it is a suspension and thus inappropriate for dosing via waterer. It should be given to each bird orally.

The study above states that 1.5 mg/Kg for 5 consecutive days is effective for removal of A. galli and H. gallinarum in laying chickens and egg residues remain below the 2.4 ppm limit. The label actually states to use at 1 mg/Kg. I use the 1.5 just to make sure I get an effective dose.

The liquid goat dewormer is 100 mg/ml. So dosing 50 ml of this straight out of the bottle is 5000 mg. WAAAY too much.

I dilute the liquid goat dewormer 1:10 (after shaking the bottle very well to ensure a homogeneous suspension) to bring the concentration down to 10 mg/ml. I will then dose my chickens orally with the diluted suspension which also must be well mixed prior to drawing it up in a 1 cc syringe. To dose this solution give 0.068 mls/pound. I just draw it up in the 1cc syringe and squirt it onto a pea sized piece of bread and feed it to the bird at roost time. It's very easy.

You can also do the higher dose of 20 mg/Kg but that requires an egg withdrawal period.

Can you tell me the benefit of diluting it 10:1 first? So it’s essentially .5ml straight or 1 ml diluted. Correct?