Worming query- any SQPs?

[Cornish]

Hi, I have been having a conversation with a friend who has a different approach to working than I do. Mine is wormed at 6 month intervals (Oct/Apr) for tape, at end of year for encysted redworm and worm counted in summer. Also had 5 day panacur in march last year as poor condition and prev history unknown.

Friend wormed for tapes in autumn, but missed encysted redworm dose, and says its now dangerous to use moxidectin for these if wormed now (late April) as they are emerging and better to use a broad spectrum product to get roundworm etc, then she'll worm for encysted in autumn. I realised that other than understanding about encysting etc, I don't know what the redworm life cycle is, and I would have used Pramox now to cover missed dose, but would this be pointless/dangerous? What time of year do they emerge - is it Jan/Feb or Apr/May?

Thanks for any help to understand this more! ��

 

[JillA]

Borderriever is Gill from Westgate, she'll know the answers. My friend and lecturer on parasitology says redworm are redworm - if there are none in the system there are none to encyst and therefore no damage from emerging. If you think you have them, get rid of them before the cold weather comes so none to burrow into linings (encysting) or as they emerge in spring (when the weather warms up is the trigger according to her). She reckons once they are in there they are virtually unreachable.
Have you had FECS done regularly and what do they reveal?

 

[Cornish]

Borderriever is Gill from Westgate, she'll know the answers. My friend and lecturer on parasitology says redworm are redworm - if there are none in the system there are none to encyst and therefore no damage from emerging. If you think you have them, get rid of them before the cold weather comes so none to burrow into linings (encysting) or as they emerge in spring (when the weather warms up is the trigger according to her). She reckons once they are in there they are virtually unreachable.
Have you had FECS done regularly and what do they reveal?

Thanks JillA - it's not my horse, mine is worm counted, it was a friend but it highlighted that I don't know much about the lifecycle etc and what should be done in a 'less than perfect' situation. So many different approaches and systems that people swear by - I just like to find out as much info as possible to get a better understanding. I wondered what the trigger for emergence was, so thank you.

Thanks