De-worming horses and the control of parasites

De-worming horses and the control of parasites

De-worming

An emotional de-worming programme objectives:

Reduce the number of larvae on pasture cyathostome by reducing the number of eggs passed in feces of other horses.
Reduce the number of treatments anthelmintic required for this reduction of the egg, as a means to delay or avoid resistance to drugs in the population cyathostome. In some populations of horse, worms have developed resistance against some de-worming. Currently on other ingredients in different deworming who are still able to kill the worms, but it is likely that resistance develops in time. There is no plan at present who will develop new types of wormer, it is important for owners to do their utmost to minimize the risk of resistance by de-worming carefully programs and horse management.
Controlling parasitic infections secondary to need moving anthelmintics used for the main element to include the secondary parasite of interest in the ingredients of the used wormer.
It is not necessary for a horse to be stables for 24 h after de-worming as de-worming kill parasites in horses, therefore everything what happens in the feces are already dead and is no longer cause harm to horse.

There are three classes of drugs used in the deworming:

Avermectin/MILBEMYCINS-ces have a broad spectrum of activity, power and security.
BENZIMIDAZOLES
Pyrantel pamoate salt.

The dosage used depends on the weight of the horse. The weight of the horse can be precisely evaluated with a weigh-bridge or as an estimate, using a Ribbon of weighing. Determination under a horse will not effectively treat worm burden and increase the risk of resistance wormer. Over-Dosing can be just as dangerous with some de-worming as the toxicity of the wormer can be dangerous if too much is administered.

De-worming Programme

Mid-September Pyrantel Strongid P
Early November Day 5 Panacure fenbendazole (5 days)
Mid-December Ivermectin Eqvalan
End of February Fenbendazole Panacur
Early April (optional) Pyantel Strongid P
Week last June Day 5 fenbendazole Panacur (5 days)
Early August Pyrantel Strongid P

All horses on site similarly should be on the same de-worming programme. If the arrival of new horses they should be treated upon arrival and then isolated during 2 days. Deworming should be rotated on an annual basis, not whenever horses are dewormed. This rotation should use avermectins, pyrimidines and benzimidazoles. This will reduce the risk of resistance wormer.

To find out how emotional your de-worming program is, it could be a good idea to have a number of horses on yard tested for fecal egg counts. This will show the eggs pass through the digestive tract. But it is important to note that the number of fecal eggs will not display pests integrated in the wall of the digestive tract of the horse. It is a good reason to follow a de-worming programme well planned to make sure that your horse stay happy and healthy.

Grazing management is very emotional to reduce worm infestation. By not on stocking enclosure, it is easier to ensure dung can be collected easily several times during the week. This will ensure worms who crossed in the feces is manually removed preventing horse re-ingesting parasites. Use cattle or sheep to clear infected paddock parasites (can Trichostronglyus) that is common to all 3 species

Types of worms

Small strongyles (small redworm)

They live in the large intestine and can encyst (embed) in the gut wall and Hibernate. When they re-emerge they cause damage to the intestinal wall. It causes diarrhea, weight loss and can cause colic. They can acquire resistance to some de-worming.

Large strongyles (large redworm)

This worm larvae travel through the wall of the large intestine in blood vessels. Evolving the de-worming, these worms rarely cause colic.

Flat worms

They live in the intestine hail, near where he met the large intestine. More burden of tapeworm, most horses is colic and they are only killed by certain types of wormer.

Round worms

They live in the intestine of young horses (less than 4 years). They can cause weights less and colic.

Habronema

The larvae live on the skin and cause lesions in the summer. They develop in the stomach but are relatively harmless.

Bots

Lay their eggs on the skin and the larvae develop in the stomach. They can be killed by most of the de-worming.

Warbles

The larvae develop on the skin and cause problems with the development of lumps. Modern anthelmintic will eliminate this problem.

The environment

De-worming have environmental warming on their packaging and it is important that syringes and packaging are eliminated properly. They should be required from the aquatic life and not left lying around. Protect your pets from yard. they are particularly toxic to border collies. Wash your hands once it was administered as well to protect you.

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