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A mg measurer would have to be a pretty good balance?  Something they would not give away for free?

 

Kilian

 

heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> > > anybody know how many micrograms to one ml? a
> > > friend just called and is trying to find out as
> > > she's supposed to give her horse some med. in ml but
> > > it came with a microgram measurer. 
> > 
> > Since one is a measurement of volume and the other is a measurement of
> > weight, the conversion depends upon how many "pounds per cubic inch"
> > whatever the material is.
> > 
> > For water (at sea level and some specified temperature that I don't
> > remember), the conversion is 1:1.
>
> Well, no, given liquid (water) measurement at precise conditions, a
>  gram
> is a 1:1 conversion to a milliliter. A microgram is 1/1,000,000 of a
> gram. And I think the original poster really needs to contact the vet
> who prescribed this, as there is no practical way in one's barnyard that
> one can measure such a tiny amount. I am also wondering if she means mg
> (milligrams) which would only be 1/1000 of a gram. Or if there is a
> misprint, and the vet wrote mg and meant ml. In any event, I don't
> think we can help her much via internet without more information.
>
> Heidi
>
>
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