In article , Charlie wrote:

On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:21:12 +0000 (UTC), enigma
wrote:

Charlie wrote in
:

I got's lots of opinions..but on this, I don't know. Don't
most anthelmintics work systemically? Or do they act
directly in the gut upon the parasites?

most are systemic, even the ones given orally. i give the
llamas & goats the shots though, mostly because that way they
get *into* the animal instead if all over me (and i'm more
worried about menengial worms in the brain/spinal cord than
gut worms).

;-) I've found that quite a few different breeds of critter aren't all
that keen on being drenched or balled or pilled. The last broad spec
cat wormer I got is available as a transdermal, like frontline , etc.
Much more pleasant for both the cat and I.

i'm not sure if they would affect earthworms anyway.
did you know that there are no native earthworms in the US?
they're all imported.

I didn't know that about earthworms until sometime in the last year a
caught a bit about it on Discovery or NGS. Imported in the rootballs
of native plants from Britain and Europe. I found fascinating, as I
woudl have assumed earthworms to be a part of soil worldwide. That
import seems to have worked out well for us, unlike some others. They
really spread fast, eh?

Thanks for the wormer thoughts. I tend to agree with your thinking
about toxicity to earthworms, different type of "worm" and likely to be
diluted by the time, and after, it gets composted.

Charlie

Well this year it is "green manure", if that doesn't work out, it's back
to the truck and flat shovel for me:-(.
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