[Jacob-list] liver flukes

[Linda]

We showed liver flukes in butchered sheep about 10 years ago. We haven't 
seen them since and we do butcher sheep every year. Around here 
(northeast Georgia), Valbezan is the recommended treatment for liver 
flukes. I think that ivermectin might list as being effective against 
liver flukes, but hasn't proved to effective in our area. I've seen a 
higher dosage than usual recommended for Valbezan if you are treating 
liver flukes, but I just use the usual dosage. Valbezan should not be 
used for ewes in the first 90 days of gestation or within 45 days before 
breeding, so I only use it once a year. It's the only dewormer around 
here that works for tapeworms.

Linda

shmee1 at mail.com wrote:

> So far only one person has weighed in on this topic, and I was hoping 

> to get more of a response.

>  

> Do other breeders of Jacobs get liver flukes?  Am I doing something 

> horribly wrong to now start getting them?  Do I need to be concerned?

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