Advantages of Diatomaceous Soil for Game Ranches

An excerpt from:

Game Ranch Management

Game Ranch Management book

Sixth Edition
J du P Bothma & JG du Toit

Some of the advantages of using diatomaceous soil in external parasite control include the following:

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It increases the growth of animals in intensive production units.
It decreases moralities of animals under stress conditions.
It can be used as a carrier in feeding rations.
It is a safe method to supplement trace elements.
It acts as a buffer in high-energy rations.
It plays an important role in calcium/ phosphorus metabolism.
It controls internal and external parasites.
It is used in wound healing as a “green antibiotic”.
It increases fertility in animals.

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Scientific Evidence

Read articles published by various leaders
in the industry, showing the amazing
results of using Diatomaceous Earth
and Silica containing products, for
animal and human health.

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Testimonies

DE for my sheep

Kalma Hayes
Buccleugh Farm
George

I keep a small flock of SA vleis Merino/ Witkop Dorpers. You might not be aware but this area is not a sheep area according to the powers that be and I was told that my sheep will start dying and be totally infested with worms. On the contrary, my sheep were healthy happy sheep...

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DE for pets & human use

Christine

I started taking Healthsil in some juice, and several things changed for me which is very interesting. In the beginning, there were some detox symptoms, I had headaches, pimples, and bad body odor for a week or two, then it disappeared. But here is what was most noticeable:...

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DE to Walking Horse

L. Thomas, Trainer, L. Frank Roper Stables,
Winter Garden, Florida

With horses fed approximately 5 oz. of diatomaceous earth mixed in the feed twice daily, the following results were observed:
1. Stopped scours even on horses that had not responded to any other medication. 2. Noticeable fly reduction...

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DE with Poultry

C.S. Mangen, DVM,
San Diego, California

Using two groups of birds with each group consisting of 8,000 white leghorn caged layers in their pullet year which had been producing for five months. After feeding the test group 60 lbs. of diatomaceous earth per 1 1/2 tons of standard mixed feed (17% protein) for 2 1/2 months the following results were observed:...

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Sheep Farm

Kosie Conradie - Hartswater District

Frisian and Saddle horse stud

Kobus van Tonder - Coligny

The product VoerDokter Diatoms is the most amazing product I've ever used. I've been breeding ducks, geese, and swans for about 20 years and I always had a problem with them dying from gut bacterial infections, that's what the autopsy revealed. I was forever at the Vet and they very seldom pulled through, but since I've been using VoerDokter in their food I hardly ever lose anything, the condition of all my birds has improved including their breeding. I give this product to all my animals, it is, I believe, a "miracle product" because the difference is like night and day.

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Esmeralda Welthagen

So far I am very happy with your product (HealthSil); excellent for detoxing, no more snoring, leg cramps, swelling of feet, no gout for two weeks, definitely more energy. Will keep on using it. I even dropped bodyweight of 3 kgs.

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Hilde Schoeman

Kobus van Rooyen farms with chickens and sheep in the Pretoria district. He mixes VoerDokter into all his feeds. Kobus says: “With VoerDokter all my animals grow better and they are much healthier. I'm using far less medication now. I am now making more profit with VoerDokter! Please tell all the farmers out there that in these times no farmer should farm without VoerDokter!”

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Kobus van Rooyen Pretoria district

Colin farms with chickens in Limpopo and has excellent results using VoerDokter. He says: “After I started mixing VoerDokter into my chickens’ feed, my chickens are bigger and became more tastier. The people who buys my chickens made me aware of this. Now everybody is talking about my chickens tasting so great and everyone now buys my chickens!”

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Colin Limpopo

Hugo, the owner of Border Feeds, is mixing Voer Dokter into his feeds and his results have been phenominal. One of his customers reported the following: I weighed my lambs this morning and in the last month they picked up 16.8kg (578 grams a day). Heidi

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Hugo Fouriesburg

I'm raising bottle calves that can very easily get diarrhea and die. I pulled through 7 calves where I took away milk for a day and only fed electrolytes and with each serving, a spoon of VoerDokter orally. All diarrhea stopped by the evening with solid feces. Great stuff.

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Martin and Christelle Barnard

Results of feeding 5 oz. of DE to show horses for a period of one year. Healthier-looking animals with a definite sheen to their coats, absence of internal parasites, better feed conversion, reduction in manure odor, fly control, cured scours in cases where other medications had failed, and improved appetites in "picky eaters."
Original article from DirtDoctor.com

Diatomaceous Earth

Robert D. Horkman For Winds Stables, Orlando, Florida

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European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 2

Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Diatomaceous Earth on Egg Quality Traits

Although not significant (p>0.05) at weeks 24 and 40 of age, the higher eggshell thickness observed in hens in intervention groups as compared to control groups in this study could be an indication that calcium absorption and utilization was higher in birds fed on DE supplemented diets.

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European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 3(1), 97-103.

Effect of Diatomaceous Earth on Growth Rate, Egg Production, Feed Conversion Efficiency and Parasitic Load in Hens Raised on Deep Litter

This study showed that DE can be used successfully in growing pullet diets to correct nutritional mineral imbalance since it supplies more than 14 trace elements including silica which are essential for animal well-being.

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Poultry Science

Effect of diatomaceous earth on parasite load, egg production, and egg quality of free-range organic laying hens

Both BB and LB hens fed the diet containing DE were significantly heavier, laid more eggs, and consumed more feed than hens fed the control diet, but feed efficiency did not differ between the 2 dietary treatments.

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Game Ranch Management

Advantages of Diatomaceous Soil for Game Ranches

Some of the advantages of using diatomaceous soil in external parasite control include the following:

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School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness

Biocontrol Agents and Diatomaceous Earth

The ability of biocontrol agents and diatomaceous earth (DE) to reduce the number of nematode counts was evaluated in adults and lambs of Merino sheep.

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