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"O" Good Clients & Fellow Alpaca Breeders Subject: Haemonchus Contortus Our heartfelt sympathies go out to those breeders who have lost animals to Haemonchus Contortus. Unfortunately, we continue to hear about farms that are losing their precious alpacas to this horrific parasite. We have received several calls from concerned breeders who have been informed that Double "O" Good has lost 30 animals recently to Haemonchus. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, we have lost no animals to this parasite. Double "O" Good continues to conduct stringent parasite management practices in conjunction with our veterinarians, by pulling regular fecal samples, monitoring alpacas for anemia and ill thrift, doing monthly Ivermectin injections, performing additional parasite treatments as required, and enforcing established quarantine protocols for arriving animals. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at (703) 753-2398 or you can contact our veterinarians directly. Dr.
Donna Matthews at (540)743-7298 More information
about this parasite can be found at www.alpacawatch.com
under "Library" and "Focus on Worms." Sincerely, Double
"O" Good Alpacas |