🐐 Why Your Goat's Fecal Results May Be Lying to You 📱

Описание: A negative fecal doesn’t always mean your goat is worm-free! In this video, I'm explaining all the reasons a fecal egg count might show fewer worms than your goat actually has.

You’ll learn how collection mistakes, timing, and even the goat’s biology can lead to misleading results — and how to make sure your fecal exams tell the real story about your herd’s parasite load.

If you want to learn how to collect samples correctly, interpret results, and use FAMACHA scoring and the 5-point check to make treatment decisions, check out my Parasites in Goats course, which is part of our Goats 365 membership.

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0:02 — 0:31 Why fecal tests can show zero eggs even when goats look worm-heavy
0:32 — 2:53 Reason #1: Old manure causes false negatives
2:54 — 3:59 Reason #2: Pre-patent period (worms not laying eggs yet)
4:00 — 5:33 Reason #3: Dormant worms (hypobiosis) and post-kidding egg rise
5:34 — 9:55 Reason #4: Small sample size → inconsistent results
9:56 — 10:50 Reason #5: Weather and individual variation in egg shedding
10:51 — 11:39 Reason #6: Poor fecal techniques give inaccurate results
11:40 — 12:32 Importance of using a lab/vet experienced with goat fecals
12:33 — 14:12 McMaster’s test vs simple fecal flotation
14:13 — 15:31 Using the 5-Point Check instead
15:32 — 16:00 Why the speaker stopped doing fecals
16:01 — 17:25 Signs a goat does need deworming (anemia, body condition, stool)
17:26 — 17:36 Closing remarks & invitation for questions

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