worming test kit..

[Fairynuff]

after seeing the post re worms and knowing that here in Italy we are at least 20 light years away regarding horse health-can anyone recommend a reliable testing kit?.If so, what worms does it count and where can I get it.All info greatfully recd. M.

 

[Dougie]

basically you collect poo

wiegh out 2g, mix with 60mls saturated salt, put in fancy slide with squares, count eggs, do some maths and bobs your uncle

 

[Fairynuff]

so far so good but is that before or after going up the pub? M.

 

[legend]

This may well be a very stupid question, but if i don't ask i won't know....why salt, what does it do?

 

[Dougie]

oh you have to put salt and poo mix through sive to seperate and then you use the liquid(i think..may be the siolid)lol

legend, it seperates the eggs from the poo

 

[legend]

Ah, I always assumed they just kinda smeared the poo over the slides, never realised they separated it first, thanks!

 

[Gillb]

There are various ways of doing a worm count, some more accurate than others.

The above is a very simplified version but without the use of a centrifuge I would not rely on the result.

It is also important to get the 'maths' correct or the result will be meaningless.

Anyone using our service can be assured of a correct method which gives a useful result, backed up by worming advice from an SQP
regards,
Gill

 

[PapaFrita]

Won't your vets take your samples away to test them? Mine will (which sort of surprised me as we're just as many light years away from the UK as you lot in Italy)

 

[Fairynuff]

My vet Ali will but, first you have to get him here, then you have to bag up the poo and send it off with him.He then has to take it to Turin and then wait about a month for the results = paying a call out fee plus lab work = owners who would rather you stuck a wormer down beloved nags oesophagus and cut out the vet/lab bit. God, its soo bloody frustrating here. M.

 

[Dougie]

alas the efficeny of vets and processing lab results