Whole-Farm Management Strategies for Equine Internal Parasites

fall in the northeastern US the risk of parasite infection may be higher. Therefore your veterinarian may suggest treatment during certain months. Also make sure the dosage you are giving is the correct amount based on the horses body weight. Do not just guess your horses weight but before giving a treatment.
Monitor small strongyle anthelmintic resistance by conducting a fecal egg count reduction test. This is to make sure the drug class is still effective on your farm. Have a veterinarian take a fecal egg count and then treat all horses with the most common dewormer treatment used on the farm. After 14 days you can have your veterinarian conduct a fecal egg count reduction test to see how much of the parasite population was eliminated ideal is a reduction of 95 or greater. Adjust treatments as needed if resistance is suspected.

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Conclusion
Managing internal parasites is important to help promote health in your horses and there are many ways you can help reduce your horses parasite load. Not all farms will be able to use each technique outlined in the article but the more you can adopt the better. Avoid only using one management technique. Instead use a combination of the strategies discussed above to help reduce the farm load and reduce all horses chance of exposure.