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Lookin' at Poop: Fecal Diagnostics
Ep. 78
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Seems like we talk about poop a lot sometimes doesn't it. While I'm sure I've touched on fecal analysis as part of a parasite management program in the past, I thought I would take some time and talk about the different types of fecal analyses we have available to help assess and monitor parasite levels in our goats and other animals. This episode covers the difference between qualitative and quantitative fecal analysis, Baermann fecals and touches on the usefulness (or not) of FAMACHA as a tool to help monitor parasite levels in your goats and small ruminants.
Questions, comments, just wanna say hi and send me cute goat pics online? www.goatdoc.com, goatdoccara@gmail.com, Insta: @goat_doc
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