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SubscribeThis strategy helps to preserve the effectiveness of your drenches for more years.
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Australian smallholders: Managing drench resistance
A comprehensive guide to the problem of drench resistance and how it develops; and how you can slow the development.
Testing drench effectiveness with a DrenchTest
How-to guide to check the efficacy of a drench just used.
Checking for drench resistance with a DrenchCheck- Day 14
How-to guide to test the efficacy of drenches using a Worm Egg Count Reduction Test (WECRT).
Drench groups and actives
A table listing each of the groups or classes of drench treatments as well as the specific actives in the class, the worms they target and some example products.
Drenches for goats: using products correctly and legally
An explanation of why goats require caution when selecting a drench and a list of drenches registered for goats.
Resistance status of drench groups
A general overview of the drench-resistance of worms to the drench groups listed at November 2012.
ParaBoss Products Search Tool
This tool allows you to search for commercial drench products according to various criteria with the results showing a wealth of information including drench resistance notes and withholding periods.
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A DrenchTest is used to assess the effectiveness of a number of drenches that you might use on your property in the next 2–3 years. The DrenchTest:
The first WormTest within the DrenchCheck is done up to 10 days before a goat herd is drenched with a short-acting drench and the second is done exactly 14 days after the herd is drenched (testing earlier or later than 14 days can be inaccurate).
Choosing drenches
*When rotating drenches, the current drench would ideally exclude any groups that were used the previous time. However, in practice, ensure the current drench has at least one effective active from a drench group that was not used the previous time.
Using drenches
‘Quarantine’ drench all goats (including bucks) new to the property as well as all new sheep, rams and alpacas.
With introduced goats, discuss with your veterinarian which drench actives can be used, their dose rates and withholding periods, including those drench actives not registered for use in goats, but which can be used with a veterinarian’s prescription. Use as many drench actives as you can on your new goats in a manner that your veterinarian has prescribed.
For introduced goats, use a combination of no less than 4 unrelated drench actives with at least one of these being the newest drench actives: monepantel or derquantel. This can be done using multi-active (combination) and/or single-active products concurrently—up the race with one product, then up the race again with the next.
Do not mix different drenches unless the label states you can, as different products may be incompatible.
A combination contains two or more active ingredients that each targets the same worms. The chance of a worm being resistant to all active ingredients in the combination is much lower than for each individual active on its own.
A mixture contains two or more active ingredients, but the actives target different worms e.g. barber’s pole worms and tapeworm. These give the convenience of a single drench when quite different worms are targeted; however, they should be considered ‘single-active’ against each worm.
Note: there are only APVMA-registered drenches for goats in the BZ, LV and ML groups, however a veterinarian may prescribe drenches from different families for your goats.
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