Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
I must be a bad and inattentive owner. I though that keeping horses in after worming was old news, I never do.
Then Westgate Labs, who I rate highly, have just posted this ?.
Autumn is a time of year when many people address tapeworm in their horse’s worming programme. If you’re using the recommended EquiSal test first only around 29% of horses will need a wormer for tapeworm. ?
For those horses who do need treatment its beneficial if they can be kept off the pasture for a time following worming. The data sheets for praziquantel recommends three days.
We know this isn't easy but the reason for this is two fold:
Following treatment the dead tapeworms start to degrade and the segments that are full of eggs can burst in the dung, releasing eggs onto the pasture and adding to infection risk in the horse's environment especially during this time.
We also need to try and reduce the potential for metabolites from the medicine to pass into the soil and watercourses. All worming chemicals leave residues in dung that have a negative affect on micro flora and fauna in our ecosystems.
Not enough is known about the specific dangers of praziquantel but we do know that ivermectin and moxidectin which praziquantel is often paired with in combination wormers are both particularly harmful in this way.
If stabling for this length of time isn’t possible then putting them into a small field that can be poopicked thoroughly at least twice a day is the next best thing with the dung disposed of away from grazing areas.
I’ve just wormed with Equimax (ivermectin + praziquantel) and followed my usual routine, which is to poo pick daily. Nothing special because of the worming. The Equimax came as unpackaged tubes without a data sheet, though I realise that I could have (should have) read it on line.
Then Westgate Labs, who I rate highly, have just posted this ?.
Autumn is a time of year when many people address tapeworm in their horse’s worming programme. If you’re using the recommended EquiSal test first only around 29% of horses will need a wormer for tapeworm. ?
For those horses who do need treatment its beneficial if they can be kept off the pasture for a time following worming. The data sheets for praziquantel recommends three days.
We know this isn't easy but the reason for this is two fold:
Following treatment the dead tapeworms start to degrade and the segments that are full of eggs can burst in the dung, releasing eggs onto the pasture and adding to infection risk in the horse's environment especially during this time. We also need to try and reduce the potential for metabolites from the medicine to pass into the soil and watercourses. All worming chemicals leave residues in dung that have a negative affect on micro flora and fauna in our ecosystems. Not enough is known about the specific dangers of praziquantel but we do know that ivermectin and moxidectin which praziquantel is often paired with in combination wormers are both particularly harmful in this way.
If stabling for this length of time isn’t possible then putting them into a small field that can be poopicked thoroughly at least twice a day is the next best thing with the dung disposed of away from grazing areas.
I’ve just wormed with Equimax (ivermectin + praziquantel) and followed my usual routine, which is to poo pick daily. Nothing special because of the worming. The Equimax came as unpackaged tubes without a data sheet, though I realise that I could have (should have) read it on line.
. Just didn’t think.