[blackbelly] low blood proteinIt doesn't have bottle jaw. The vet said the little bumps are not that, like nodules almost. Bottle jaw is much bigger.
Then the analysis showed no worms as well. There is more than one cause for protein deficiency. --Valorie Machin [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message: 2 > From: "Josh Weimer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 19:25:17 -0500 > Subject: [blackbelly] low blood protein > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > My guess with the bottle jaw would be that the animal probably indeed has a > high worm load, most likely heomochus ie barberpole worm.The worms feed on > the blood of the host causing low blood proteins.This is straight from my > local vet who deals allot with sheep and goats.Have you had a fecal sample > analyzed yet? =============================================== 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]/
