Alternative Parasite Control in Dairy Goats, An On-going Study

Published Feb 1, 2000

In this comparison using Farmstead Health Supply’s Restore and Sustain as the herbal wormer and Ivomec pour-on as the chemical wormer, the chemical wormer showed a marked reduction in fecal egg count in four of the six does, while the herbal wormer showed a marked reduction in egg count in two of the six does and a slight reduction in egg count in one doe, although the chemical and natural groups were starting from different infection levels. From this study we have concluded that this herbal wormer may have potential, and we intend to use it in another trial, probably augmented with another herbal product from the same company.