FIRST FROST – do you need to wait for it to deworm? The concept of waiting for the first frost before deworming has not come from any parasitology manual, but rather from livestock owners as a marker for season change. The frost itself does not influence worm burdens in the horse, or the ones on the pasture. Frosts in Australia are not harsh enough to reduce strongyle larvae in the environment; this takes extended time (3+ days) at below 0oC, which does not happen outside alp

For any breeders expecting foals this season, it is now time to be thinking about the paddock management for broodmares and foals. The...

On the back of dewormer boxes, you may see the list of worms that the drench targets are divided into ‘large strongyles’ and ‘small strongyles. Is there a difference between them, and do you need to be worried?

A 2024 study investigated the influence of fibre in a horses diet on their FEC results. From the results, the authors suggested that the level of starch and/or fibre in a horse’s diet can have an impact on the fecundity (egg laying) of the strongyle worms, with a higher starch diet resulting in more eggs shed.