<< If evergreen branches are natural anthelmintics, how about Red Cedar that is so prevalent here in Oklahoma??. My Barbies will also trim the cedars as high as they can reach. Are the cedar leaves considered an anthelmintic????
Cecil Bearden >> "Conifers Conifers, like garlic, are undoubtedly more indicated in prophylactic form, that is, in small quantities in daily food, rather than as a curative treatment. In Russia, Ascaris infestations in pigs were reduced by giving them 1 to 2 kg of pine needles each day for 2 to 4 weeks39 and mixtures of conifer needle powder and sulphur or vitamins were also used successfully against internal parasites. " The article lists a number of other beneficial plants that may occur naturally in some pastures. http://www.eap.mcgill.ca/agrobio/ab370-04e.htm#BOTANICAL%20DEWORMERS Additional intersting articles pertaining to parasites: http://www.sheepandgoat.com/parasitecontrol.html Diana =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
