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EQUINE MATTERS
WORMING PRACT I CE
Veterinary surgeon
Kirstie Pickles
XLEquine practice
Scarsdale Veterinary
Group
Kirstie Pickles BVMS MSc PhD CertEM(IntMed) DipECEIM MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Medicine
Scarsdale Veterinary Group, Derby.
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Best worming practice
There are several different models upon which to base a worming
programme
(figure 1)
of which targeted strategic worming in
response to faecal egg counts (FEC) is the best.
TARGETED STRATEGIC TREATMENTS:
intermittent monitoring of faecal egg counts
from all horses and worming only those with a
significant burden
STRATEGIC WORMING:
worming all horses at key times e.g. just prior to
turnout
INTERVAL WORMING:
routine worming of all horses at set intervals e.g.
moxidectin product every 13 weeks
Least
Most
Figure 1. Schematic diagram showing the three main types of worming programme used
by horse owners and their relative risk of causing resistance of worms to worming drugs
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