Autumn is a key time for worm management in horses - this time of year ties in best with the lifecycles of bot flies and small strongyles.

Diatomaceous Earth (DE) is a type of soil that is formed from the fossilised remains of diatoms, tiny hard-shelled protists. DE is...

Generally speaking, worms do not cause serious sickness or death in horses. This is because we now have access to excellent deworming...

The term ‘fluke’ is used to describe short, flat worms, usually of the class Trematode. In contrast to tapeworms which are cestodes, and...

The main aim of worm management in spring is to limit larval load on pastures. There are two ways of doing this: 1) Manage manure: pick...

"Why can't I use a pour-on on my horses?" you may wonder. Not many scientific studies have been conducted into how well pour-on wormers...

How to tell if dewormers are effective, and if drug resistance is developing: Usually, when an animal (our ourselves) is sick, we know...

Over winter, the management of parasites in horses should focus more on the external population of worms, rather than the worms inside...

Horses Healthy adult horses can be FEC-ed twice a year and dewormed just once or twice a year depending on FEC results. Every horse has...

Tail-rubbing: is it worms? The most common symptom people report to me when getting a FEC is “rubbing their tail”. However, contrary to...

WORMING HORSES IN SUMMER Why do we worm our horses? If your answer is to make them healthier, than that suggests your horses have...

HORSE DEWORMERS – do you know what you’re treating with? Deworming drugs are called anthelmintics. Helminth = any type of worm, and ant =...

A survey once showed that over 80% of horse owners rotate through anthelmintics (worming drugs) when worming. This is most likely due to...

It's the end of January, and many of this years foals may be reaching 3-4 months old now (as is my colt, pictured) so it is about time...

Summer is here, and with it comes the dung beetle. The dung beetle requires manure as a food source for their offspring. The adults bury...

Ivermectin: As a veterinary parasitologist I feel the need to tell you all the story of ivermectin, a drug that unfortunately has been in...

Hint: it’s longer than you think. The lifecycle of many gastrointestinal parasites of livestock and horses (in particular, those of the...

SELECTIVE WORMING: The scientific way to treat your livestock Selective treatment for worm infections in horses is now becoming the norm...