Every once in a while, I get an email from a fellow goatherd asking why I don't recommend herbal dewormers for goats. Although I've used them, and I'm not opposed to using them, I only recommend treatments that have the research behind them that prove they work. Without such research on herbal dewormers, I'm not going to make a recommendation that could wind up causing … [Read more...]

Although it appears there are about a dozen chemical dewormers on the market, all fall into one of three categories. Drugs in the same category have a similar mode of action and work to kill similar worms. Deworming goats correctly is an important step in preventing dewormer resistance. When I was writing the first edition of Raising Goats Naturally in 2013, a new dewormer … [Read more...]