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Worming Chemical Groups

Worming Chemical Groups

1. Macrocyctic lactones :

Eqvalan, Equest, Eraquell and Equimax treat bots, small redworms, large redworms and lungworms.

2. Benzimidazoles :

Panacur (fenbendazole) treat roundworms, large redworms and small redworms.

3. Pyrantel Embonates :

Strongid P treat large roundworms, large redworms, small redworms, seatworms/pinworms and tapeworms (all species) when given as double dose.

4. Praziquantels :

* Equest Pramox should not be given to foals under 6 1/2 month, pregnant or lactating mares.

Equimax, and Equitape treat all three species of tapeworm

Safe and Effective Disposal

Take care of you pets and other animals not forgetting the aquatic life in and around the countryside, by safely discarding any used or part-used worming products. If in any doubt about safe disposal procedures contact your local authority for further advice. Ensure that NO product enters the water courses and protect vegetation and plant growth from spillage and waste. Particular care should be taken when you have your canine friends nearby, as some ingredients within wormers are very dangerous and can be fatal if ingested by dogs. Please ensure you read warnings, dosing instructions and contra-indications on all packaging before administering any worming product.

Health and Wellbeing

Different active ingredients can have different affects depending on a range of factors. Due to this when worming, a horse's breed, height, weight, sex, living environment, time of year and medical circumstances all have to be taken into careful consideration. A horse's breed, height, weight and sex will usually determine the amount of wormer required to effectively treat these parasites. Special care should be taken when treating mares in foal, mares lactating or foals less than six and a half month to ensure a wormer compatible with their current medical circumstance is used. There are many ways in which a horse's living environment can be effectively managed such as dung picking, field rotation. These management strategies can help in reducing the need for chemical wormers. The time of year will also play a vital role in the worming product you use. During the winter months Equest and Panacur five day guard are the most effective drugs in treating Encysted Small Redworms. Throughout spring Equimax, Strongid-P (double dose) or alternatively Equest Pramox may be used to treat Roundworm and Tapeworm. To treat the Roundworms during the summer months Eqvalan, Strongid-P or Equest can be used effectively. Finally, during the autumn months Equimax or Equest Pramox can be used to effectively treat infestation of Roundworm, Tapeworm and Bots. If in any doubt about your horse's medical condition contact your vet.

Worming Young Horses

The early months of a horse's life are a critical time for parasite control. Special care should be taken when treating young foals to ensure an active ingredient suitable for use on foals is selected. Eqvalan is suitable for use from 6-8 weeks of age and once administered should be repeated every 8 weeks until the foal is 18 months of age. However, in this circumstance is Large Roundworm is a problem the foal should be treated at 6-8 weeks of age and then every 6 weeks thereafter.

Under-dosing

One of the most common mistakes made when treating horses for parasite infestation is under-dosing. To ensure this is not a problem ensure you correctly identify the weight of your horse using a weight tape or if available a weight bridge. Accurate dosing is vitally important, if you under-dose your horse not only will the product not work effectively but it may enable the parasite to develop resistance to the particular active ingredient. When under-dosed worms are exposed to an insufficient dose of the active ingredient, if this dose of the active ingredient does not kill them the worms develop immunity to this drug. Worms that survive the insufficient treatment are then able to pass on their immunity or resistance to forthcoming generations, enabling these generations to survive chemical treatments in the future.

Worming Calendar

Worming Calendar

When worming your horses and ponies this chart will give you an insight to the time of year certain worms and bots should be dealt with.

The programme may change depending whether your horse is kept at grass or stabled and as to the individual circumstances of your equines history and as to which type of internal parasites you are worming for.

All Equi-store prices of horse wormers and pet wormers include vat and FREE UK Delivery.

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