07/14/2022
Sheep are having a great summer so far, but it’s that time of the year again…Time for dewormer tomorrow! If you take a look at the next slide, it is a glimpse of a f***l sample we took yesterday from the sheep to see what kind of worms our flock is dealing with! This way we are able to properly treat the sheep with the correct medicine that will treat the specific worms we are dealing with. This egg you see on the slide is called a “Nematodirus egg”, characteristically large, thick walls and very distinct bundle of cells that look like a bunch of gum balls! Science is interesting, and with our handy dandy microscope we were able to identify this egg and know that a white worker drench (Albendazole) to kill off those worms and leave our sheep worm free and ready to enjoy the rest of the summer. Definitely one of the cool parts of this job. 😊