Intelligent worming...

[metalmare]

Does anyone use this service (the company where you pay a direct debit, send samples for worm counts and receive the correct treatment in the post, as an ongoing cycle)?

Is it cost effective? Is it beneficial for the horse?

It sounds good in principle.

 

[[59851]]

A very expensive option. You can do all of this yourself!! Get in contact with Westgate labs, they will give you all the help and advice you need for a fraction of the cost of IW.

 

[metalmare]

Thank you, that's pretty much what I needed to know
Pricing isn't very clear on the website which did make me wonder.

 

[Daytona]

I used to use it a while back cost me £10 a month they sent everything in post , samples , wormers etc

Took the hassle away from worming for me and tbh I did not think it that expensive I only stopped using it as moved to a yard where they now do it all for me.

 

[[59851]]

They wanted a ridiculous amount of money for a broodmare plan some years back. It's much cheaper to send the count to a lab yourself.

£120 per year is alot of money for a worming plan, I think I spend around £60 per year on counts and a strategic dose for encysted and tapes.

 

[metalmare]

I suppose it depends on his worm burden and if a horse needs few treatments perhaps it's not such good value as doing a periodic worm count for ten pounds? As you say though, it takes the hassle out of it, which is a good thing.

I've ordered a test kit from the lab mentioned above as a starting point as it is pretty cheap to test. I'm anticipating a low count as he's on individual turn out which is poo picked daily, but it will be good to find out the true picture.

 

[metalmare]

They wanted a ridiculous amount of money for a broodmare plan some years back. It's much cheaper to send the count to a lab yourself.

£120 per year is alot of money for a worming plan, I think I spend around £60 per year on counts and a strategic dose for encysted and tapes.

On their site they say that it will usually average 65-90 a year but that's after the initial test, although it could be up to 180 if the horse has a serious worm burden. It's not set in stone.