An excerpt from:
Game Ranch Management
Sixth Edition
J du P Bothma & JG du Toit
Some of the advantages of using diatomaceous soil in external parasite control include the following:
- 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.
