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Green Acres Farm
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That is a good all around.
What breeds of goats do you have again?
Mostly Nigerian Dwarfs, a couple Nubian Dwarf mixes, 3 Saanens and we are buying more Saanens this winter.
That is a good all around.
What breeds of goats do you have again?
Nubian Dwarf mixes
Saanens
Are these Nubian mixes and dwarf mixes or are you talking about Miniature Nubians? Miniature Nubians are a breed... don't call them mixes.
Unless they are crappy animals then they are just mixes.
Maybe I should have posted this on a different thread...I think selling is the best option, then. I don't think my parents will want to spend $100+ on testing mutt goats...
Okay, really off subject- I got McMasters slides maybe 3 weeks ago and have been trying to figure it all out.
I'm pretty sure I am getting it ready right, and I can see a few eggs under the microscope, but when I was looking at my reference sheet and my veterinary parasitology book, I realized like 5-6 different kinds look exactly the same to me. Also, I'm not seeing coccidia (I think).
Aren't you supposed to count only one kind of egg to get your EPG?
How high a power are you supposed to get down to? I can't focus on the highest power.
Are you supposed to see both blue lines on either side while you count, or go like from left to right making your way up till you get to the top of your first column?
This is the microscope I got:
https://www.amazon.com/AmScope-M150...0524217?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1471059402&sr=1-1