Sheep & goat vaccinations, worming and diseases

(I know I owe pictures, but I've not taken the time yet to download them. They are all on Google though. I just need to figure out how to link my blog to Google...)

I was asked today about sheep & goat vaccinations and worming, so I did a little Google searching. It is always good to know that we give the right product to our animals, as well as to others animals.

I apologize in advance for only using the links in this post. There is a LOT of information in each of these sites that anyone raising sheep or goats for ANY reason should know.

Sheep

This website has LOTS of information.  http://www.sheep101.info/201/vaccinations.html

Everything you could possibly ever want to know about parasites and then some.
 http://www.sheep101.info/201/parasite.html

The whole website is always worth checking out, and rechecking!! Even for those of us who've had sheep for 20+ years.
http://www.sheep101.info/

And, this is where we (personally) buy all our supplies.
http://www.jefferspet.com/pages/sheep

An informative Face Book page.
https://www.facebook.com/MDSmallRuminant

Goats

I don't like the name of this website, but it does tell a lot about the vaccinations goats need, and why.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/common-vaccinations-for-goats.html

About CDT  http://www.agriview.com/news/livestock/protect-sheep-and-goats-with-cdt-vaccine/article_ea6e3adc-8cb5-11e2-a048-001a4bcf887a.html

More worm information for both sheep and goats.
http://www.agriview.com/news/livestock/new-strategies-for-safeguarding-dewormers-and-the-sheep/article_9e75d89c-f9f7-11e2-9448-0019bb2963f4.html

http://www.agriview.com/news/livestock/protect-livestock-from-internal-parasites-with-spring-deworming/article_148d1b16-c308-11e2-bbb4-001a4bcf887a.html

And where we get our goat supplies.
http://www.jefferspet.com/pages/goat
http://www.jefferspet.com/categories/goat/health-wellness/wormers-dewormers-5



We use this in the spring. Cydectin.
http://www.jefferspet.com/products/cydectin-oral-sheep-drench?via=5338849d9fa2600f0000031a%2F5338849f9fa2600f00000346%2F533884a09fa2600f00000361

And, we use this in the fall. Valbezen.
 http://www.jefferspet.com/products/valbazen-broad-spectrum-dewormer?via=533884a29fa2600f00000395%2F533884a49fa2600f000003c1%2F533884a69fa2600f000003df

Both Cydectin and Valbezen can be used on goats. As well as Safeguard.
http://www.jefferspet.com/products/safe-guard-suspension?via=533884a29fa2600f00000395%2F533884a49fa2600f000003c1%2F533884a69fa2600f000003df


If we have to worm sheep only in between these 2 wormers.we use Ivomectrin in various forms.
http://www.jefferspet.com/products/ivomec-sheep-drench?via=5338849d9fa2600f0000031a%2F5338849f9fa2600f00000346%2F533884a09fa2600f00000361

Also for sheep only.
http://www.jefferspet.com/products/privermectin-sheep-drench


 A lot more information about deworming and the kinds of worms.
http://www.agriview.com/search/?l=25&skin=/&sd=desc&s=start_time&f=html&q=goat%20worm

FAMACHA

 One thing that every goat and sheep producer, whether one animal or hundreds, should know!!

http://www.agriview.com/news/livestock/feature_stories/new-system-recommended-for-parasite-control-in-sheep-goats/article_feedd180-793c-55f5-afe6-359664edc9ac.html

Sheep and Goat Diseases Outlined From A to Z 

 http://www.agriview.com/news/livestock/feature_stories/sheep-and-goat-diseases-outlined-from-a-to-z/article_95378535-8af1-5165-8758-9e06b8a22d50.html

And preventions, outlined.

http://www.agriview.com/news/livestock/feature_stories/sheep-and-goat-disease-treatments-preventions-outlined/article_7495569a-ec1e-5058-adc1-584c2a2fc58a.html

I will be following Agri-View on Face Book as well.
https://www.facebook.com/AgriView

Now that you've been overwhelmed....I am heading onto chickens. Then, llamas and alpacas. And, maybe even pigs. I might wait on cow/cattle info until we actually are in a place to get some. And, then again...

TTFN.