Top Ten Worming and Wormer Misinformations - Graphic Pictures!

[casportpony]

Quote: Valbazen is still a good wormer to use.

-Kathy

 

[dawg53]

Additionally, those are not tapeworm eggs in that video. Those are tapeworm segments that work their way onto and into the soil where they release hundreds of tapeworm eggs to be eaten by earthworms, ants, grasshoppers, flies and any other hungry insect that comes along.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Some say that Valbazen doesn't work for tapes, or maybe the bird was under dosed.

-Kathy
Valbazen DOES work against tapeworms if it's properly administered in higher doses more frequently. I know, I've personally used it for tapes. There are tapeworm egg infected insects that the birds are continually eating, reinfecting the birds.
*All* the studies I have seen say that it does work for tapes, but some people on BYC have commented that it did not work for them, which was all I was trying to say.

I haven't seen tapes in any of mine yet, so I haven't had to deal with them. If I do ever see them I will use just plain-ole-praziquantel.

-Kathy

 

[dawg53]

Quote:
Hands down, valbazen aka albendazole is the best wormer on the market. It kills all known types of poultry worms including flukes:
http://japr.oxfordjournals.org/content/16/3/392.full.pdf

 

[casportpony]

Additionally, those are not tapeworm eggs in that video. Those are tapeworm segments that work their way onto and into the soil where they release hundreds of tapeworm eggs to be eaten by earthworms, ants, grasshoppers, flies and any other hungry insect that comes along.

Lol, yes, they are segments... 'cause eggs don't move

-Kathy

 

[dawg53]

Quote: Some say that Valbazen doesn't work for tapes, or maybe the bird was under dosed.

-Kathy
Valbazen DOES work against tapeworms if it's properly administered in higher doses more frequently. I know, I've personally used it for tapes. There are tapeworm egg infected insects that the birds are continually eating, reinfecting the birds.
*All* the studies I have seen say that it does work for tapes, but some people on BYC have commented that it did not work for them, which was all I was trying to say.

I haven't seen tapes in any of mine yet, so I haven't had to deal with them. If I do ever see them I will use just plain-ole-praziquantel.

-Kathy

LOL. It dont work for them because they dont follow instructions.

 

[casportpony]

And perhaps they are under dosing as well?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I still think it's a great video, don't you?

-Kathy

 

[dawg53]

And perhaps they are under dosing as well?

-Kathy

That, and not withholding feed for 24 hours prior to worming and not redosing every 4th day in three dosing increments. It's really not hard to do and easier than administering a paste.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Lol, yes, they are segments... 'cause eggs don't move

-Kathy

Oh yeah that's right how dumb can I get? well other eggs move don't they lol