ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: An Alternate Strategy For Worms

Re: An Alternate Strategy For Worms

Bruce Overton (boverton@tpgi.com.au)
Fri, 29 Aug 1997 09:08:17 +1000

Dear Duncan,
Thanks for your reply and cautions. Do I detect a note of sceptisism in
your reply to my suggestions about bluestone (copper sulphate) as an
alternate strategy for worms. Statements like:-
I don't have any idea of its effect on encysted parasites;
I don't have any density figures of copper sulphate;
It does not appear that feeding copper sulphate in that quantity is toxic;
At best studies of this level of copper sulphate intake are limited;
I have no information about the effects of dolomite on copper one way or
the other;and
Jumping to something with no track record at all may have all sorts of
unknown risks,
Do not sound like scientific reasons to debunk an alternative.

The reason seaweed meal is included is that it will keep the selenium to
the proper level.
Dolomite which includes calcium and magnesium always work together.one is
no good without the other.
Copper Sulphate has been used by horsemen for ages and it was also was a
favourite for humans with worms in times gone by. The only unfortunate
thing is that, like a lot of olden remedies, no proper records were kept.
In this case however, I as a layman, am convinced that this alternate
strategy does work without any side effects and is much cheaper. It is much
better not to have parasites than to keep getting them then having to
treat them. Prevention is better than cure.
If you are still a doubting Duncan please obtain the Abrecht Papers(3vols)
by William A Abrecht;Edited by Charles Walters Jnr.,published by Acres USA,
Kansas USA 1975 and/or order the book Natural Horse Care by Pat Coleby from
me at a cost of US$ 25.50 incl air postage.
Bruce from Downunder
Queenslander
boverton@tpgi.com.au
Postal Address 1139 Pomona/Kin Kin Rd, Kin Kin, Queensland, Australia 4571

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