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Worming Plan

At Field Equine Vets we can manage all of our clients’ worming needs, either through giving up to date evidence based worming advice or through our own practice worming program.

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Key Facts - Did you know?

20% of horses carry 80% of the worms.
90% of Equine worming treatments performed are unnecessary.
Anthelmintic (Wormer) resistance is happening and it is our responsibility as vets and horse owners to reduce the speed its happening and prevent it where possible.
Wormers will only work if the correct dosages are used. Weigh horses via weigh-tape or weigh-bridge prior to dosing. Under dosing promotes resistance faster than over dosing.
Only adult red worms lay eggs that are detectable in faecal egg counts (FEC). Therefore FECs are only performed at the time of year when adult worms are likely to be active ie. Spring to autumn.
When performing FEC’s we recommend worming if the sample exceeds 250 eggs per gram.

Field Equine Vets Complete Worm Management Program

We recognise that worming can be a mine field in terms of knowing what or when to worm, and if so which wormer to use. To help make this simpler we designed a programme to ensure all your horses’ needs are met. For a single one off cost for the year the program includes complete instructions of what to do and when, alongside expert advice and support from the practice vets.
This program ensures that only horses that need treatments are treated and reduces the speed of progression towards anthelmintic resistance, whilst at the same time ensuring that the most appropriate drugs are used.

You will be provided with an annual pack containing all you need to perform testing during the year- including a weigh tape, collection pots, an annual chart to remind you of what to do and instructions directing you as to how and when to perform tests. Any treatment that we recommend is then provided to you free of charge and instructions will be sent directly to you via e mail, detailing a bespoke programme of treatment based upon your horse’s results.

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