Re: ringworm in cows and healthy water troughs for animals

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Barley straw will keep the mosquitos away - I don't remember if it

keeps the eggs from hatching or kills the larva, tho.

I've read of people putting iodine in the animals water, ours prefer

the iodinized water by a lot to regular water. They'll also give them

access to kelp meal - my animals don't like that.

Supplements I've seen added to water include garlic juice, apple cider

vinegar, Concentrace liquid minerals; also Fertrell has a service where

they'll test pasture soil and sell/tell you what to add to balance the

m inerals. I believe you can just google it.

In humans I've read ringworm is a niacin deficiency; I don't know what

it indicates in cattle, but it's a fungus so I don't see how adding a

goat will help the situation. Where do they sleep - is it dirty?

On the other hand, pasturing chickens or ducks (free range) with the

cattle will help a lot - chickens will pick through the manure and eat

out the fly larvae, allowing an integrated pest management system that

greatly reduces the need for pesticides while allowing for more comfort

in the animals; they'll also eat up spilled/undigested grain if the

animals are fed grain. For free-range, the " game " breeds may be the

best choice since they are very alert and will avoid predators well. I

prefer heavy breeds because of the heavy hawk pressure - they simply

can't lift a huge australorp or cochin. (Ducks eat mosquitoes and

ticks, especially muscovy ducks).

--- In , " joanhulvey " <joanhulvey@...>

wrote:

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> A farmer friend is struggling with ringworm in his beef cattle. He

> heard that raising them with a goat would help. Thoughts?

>

> Also, what would you all think about adding KT or a scoby to an

> animal's water dish? Would it help fight the wrong bugs?

>

> Another friend puts mineral oil in her horses water to prevent

> mosquitos' eggs from hatching. Would CO be a good solution?

>

> Many thanks.

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