Protect Your Horses From Parasites at Shows
A good parasite control program at home may not be enough to protect your horse from worms at horse shows. You have no way [...]
A good parasite control program at home may not be enough to protect your horse from worms at horse shows. You have no way [...]
Easily collect a viable sample for a fecal egg count with these nine steps outlined by the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. [...]
Worms are a natural occurrence in horses. Left unchecked they can affect a horse’s overall health and in extreme cases lead to death. Thankfully, [...]
Ever wonder which deworming medication you should use and when? When you know which ingredients are designed to target specific parasites, the decision is [...]
Not all horse owners have to worry about fire ants. Currently, the pesky insect is only in the southeast and areas like Texas. For [...]
Horse manure provides the breeding grounds for flies—that’s where they lay their eggs. Even well-maintained barns that regularly clean paddocks can’t eliminate all manure [...]
It is not possible—or desirable—to eliminate worm burdens in horses. Instead, the goal is to eliminate diseases related to parasites. Fecal egg counts can [...]
Equine Protozal Myelitis (EPM) is one neurologic disease that can be difficult to diagnose. Without rapid veterinary intervention, the horse’s chances for recovery or [...]
Martin K. Nielsen, DVM, PhD, DipEVPC Rotational deworming was the preferred method of parasite control in horses for decades. It has led [...]