So Annoying

[villaman 9,982]

Been shooting on one of my permissions for about six months now ,it consist of three fields of about 20 acres per field.

The fields are used for cattle and part of the first field is manly used for feeding with hay and dry food .

What I have noticed ,every time i shoot rabbits in this part they seem to have tape worm cysts on the back legs, is this caused because of the cattle feeding in this area or more waste from their back side ?

Has any body else found this on cattle fields they shoot on ?

 

 

 

[bigmac 97kt 13,842]

You no thinking back the two iv had with this HAVE been taken down in cattle fields it would be interesting to see if any one else has had this in cattle fields.

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[villaman 9,982]

Must be just you and me mac

[mark williams 7,568]

A question many will want an answer to is - will thoroughly cooking rabbit kill any tapeworm present or is it a case of avoid like the plague ?

 

atb

[bigmac 97kt 13,842]

Dont know that one Mark but i did put a post up when i got two of them with photos mind it was a while back

 

and even if you could i would not as i did not like the look of them i just slung them for mr fox let him catch the buggers

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[villaman 9,982]

I never keep them or cook them ,let the foxes have them

[moxy 617]

It's all mixed grazing where I am so parasites are rife all year round.

Cows get the choice cud and sheep chow the remains.

They all share the parasites and a few of the farmers take interest as to the amounts of cysts we come across. Not through concern may I add, just interest.

[The one 8,598]

We get rabbits with cyst's in them from time to time but the biggest number does come from cattle fields . Maybe as its easier to worm sheep than cattle ?>