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Should I dose calves

irishguy19772 · 2023-07-30 08:00:26

We have around 10 calves we sell as runners each year. Should I be dosing these calves? We only dose the cattle going into sheds and on an ad hoc basis if poor. We try to wean them as close to selling as possible.

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30-07-2023 9:00am

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irishguy19772

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We have around 10 calves we sell as runners each year.
Should I be dosing these calves? We only dose the cattle going into sheds and on an ad hoc basis if poor.
We try to wean them as close to selling as possible.

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#2 30-07-2023 9:08am
mr.stonewall

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Do a faecel egg count sample and it will give an idea of worm burden. Won't pick up hoose ( harsh coughing after a bit of a run with this wet weather). Putting them through the crush will set back thrive for a few days.
On the egg count it's the way we will be going with dosing in the next 2 years.
I haven't dosed the bucket fed calves yet and have 3 samples taken so far. Small touch of hoose starting to show its head with them so they will get a dose some stage this week

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