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Know Thine Enemy
DIY Fecal Testing Kit

Internal parasites are the leading cause of death in goats in the US.  The overuse and misuse of chemical dewormers has made parasites very resistant, so that routine all-herd dosing with dewormers is not effective nor advised anymore.  Watching your goat's mucus membrane color for signs of anemia and doing routine fecal exams to be able to target those goats that need medication has become the best way for a goatkeeper to help his charges avoid damage from parasites. 

Most test kits are a bit disappointing, they have some little cups, a couple of tongue depressors, a few plastic slides, a few plastic coverslips and a single page of instructions with a recipe for making flotation solution and some blurry drawings of worm eggs.  Why spend $25.00 to $45.00 for stuff you can pick up at Walmart? 

Our fecal testing kit comes WITH A  MICROSCOPE!  The Basic Kit has a simple 100x illuminated Pocket Microscope, Or step up to our Deluxe Kit with a 200x laboratory quality microscope!  We highly recommend the Deluxe Kit for serious accurate testing.  We also offer a kit with no microscope for those who already have one.  All kits come with plenty of glass slides, a pack of 100 glass coverslips, Fecalyzer sample collection and testing containers for collecting and preparing specimens and 8 ounces of prepared flotation solution in a handy box for storage.  There are no little cups and tongue depressors, no messy measuring the fecal sample, no wasted time making your flotation solution.  We also include the supplies needed to do specialized tests for Lungworms (Baermann Test) and Liver Flukes (A fecal Sedimentation test).  An 8 page booklet, Know Thine Enemy, DIY Fecal Testing,  with information about controlling parasites, complete instructions for doing all three tests and actual photos of parasite eggs is included with the kit.

Pocket Zoom Microscope

Our Basic Kit comes with a nifty Illuminated Pocket Microscope with 40x-60x-100x Zoom.  The optics are adequate, and we have modified it slightly so you can freely move a slide around to examine the entire field when checking for parasite eggs.  It's also a lot of fun to wander around the yard taking a close look at ordinary things in an extraordinary way.  You can purchase it separately for $14.95

The Perfect Microscope

If you are going to do more than a couple of tests each time or plan on testing more than once or twice a year, or you have "older eyes" like I do, you'll appreciate this great quality microscope.  This is a perfect microscope for doing fecal tests, it is a 200x magnification.  If you have kids they will love this simple to use high quality microscope.  It features optical quality glass lenses, a larger viewing field, a large stage for your slide, and a tiltable body for easier viewing.  It is all metal with a very smooth rack and pinion focusing mechanism.  It is currently out of production by the manufacturer, but I have managed to locate a few.  You can order it with a testing kit for $139.95 or separately for $99.00.

Know Thine Enemy, DIY Fecal Testing

A Booklet by Maggie Leman

This is a handy 8 page booklet discusses parasitism in goats, the most recent advances in controlling parasites and detailed illustrated instructions for doing 3 different types of fecal exams to detect stomach and intestinal worms, lungworms and liver flukes.  It includes clear photographs of parasites and parasite eggs found in goats, 2 recipes for making your own fecal flotation solution, easy methods of estimating the weight of your goats for accurate dewormer dosing and up to date dewormer dosages for goats.  More detailed than most "Goat Books" it is a great place to start tailoring your herd's optimal parasite control program.  There are many up to date references to detailed online information about controlling parasites in your herd and how to tailor a program to fit your area and your needs.

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Basic Know Thine Enemy Fecal Testing Kit with 100x power Pocket Microscope $59.95 Click here for details
A truly complete kit for detecting stomach and intestinal worms, lungworms, and liver flukes.  Comes complete with an illuminated 100x microscope and a detailed booklet of instructions and information on parasite control
Deluxe Know Thine Enemy Fecal Testing Kit with 200x power Microscope Upgrade  $139.95 Click here for details
Upgrade to the kit above, comes with an all metal body 200x microscope with optical glass lenses, smooth rack and pinion focusing, large slide stage, wide angle field of vision.
Know Thine Enemy Fecal Testing Kit without a microscope  $45.00
For those who already have a microscope.  

Items Sold Separately:

Booklet - Know Thine Enemy, DIY Fecal Testing  $6.50  Click here for details
100x Magnification Illuminated Pocket Microscope $14.95  Click here for details
200x Magnification Celestron Microscope $99.00 Click here for details
5 Fecalyzer Test Chambers $6.95
Packet of 12 Glass Slides  $3.50
Packet of 100 Glass Coverslips  $3.50
Packet of 3 Plastic Pipettes  $4.00

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