[blackbelly] liver parasites/banding weights

[Rick Krach]

I had two, ten and a half month old banded rams butchered today and want to share their weights because I had never believed the idea that banding didn't affect their ability to put on weight. They weighed about 35 pounds each. Last year a similar aged, non-banded ram weighed out at 37 pounds.

The butcher today did notice some parasites in one lamb's liver and asked me why I didn't worm my sheep. He said the liver parasite didn't affect or bother the lamb, though. Anybody else worry about liver parasites?


Rick Krach

8725 Hubbard Road

Auburn CA 95602

(530) 889-1488










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