Goat worming question

EvaJoy

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The Durafend Safe Guard wormer I have says 2.5 mg per kg of body weight...

my goat weighs approx 100 lbs....


I need to know how much wormer in ounces to use.... HELP
 

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100 # = 45.5 kg
2.5 mg X 45.5 kg = 114 mg

Get as close as you can to 114 mg. A few more or less isn't critical.
 

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114 mg of worming pellets

How much is that in ounces?>
 

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.004 ounces.... that is only a couple pellets I dont understand.

I see where it says you give a 1000 lb horse 1 lb..... of wormer pellets

so that means that I would give 100 goat how much?

Safe Guard wormer should have better directions
 

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Horses and goats have/need different ratios of dewormer.

Can you get Safe Guard liquid drench for goats? We get a 125ML bottle for $16, you only need 1.3ML per 100lbs of the goat dewormer.

What are you treating for? Tapes?
 

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Pelleted de-wormers really don't work well for goats.

I would suggest getting Safe Guard liquid drench. It is best used for tape worms. If you're treating for a different type of worm then I would suggest a different de-wormer.
 

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