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Worm counted everyone including the latest edition. All came back well under 70 (one was zero!) but true new boyo was 175. I think 200 is the next level up. He was wormed when I got him as my custom so a few months ago now.

He’s still in the low category but as it’s so close to the medium category I’m trying to decide if I worm or not - he’s a mini so a wormer would be half wasted if not 3/4 wasted cause no one else for sure needs wormed.
 
if it was me i would worm this time so that hopefully the next worm count would be down......as he is a mini is that quite a lot? i have no experience of minis ...
 
splashgirl45 said:
if it was me i would worm this time so that hopefully the next worm count would be down......as he is a mini is that quite a lot? i have no experience of minis ...
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I’m not sure the breed matters but I suppose it might, I might call and ask about that one for curiosity!
 
well the results confuse me as the lowest you can get is <50epg, reading 4 chambers you can't get lower than that.

Breed doesn't matter, wouldn't matter if he were a sheep either :p. Do you know his worming history?
 
Not really. I know his breeder and he was always wormed with her, but had been in a home for approx five years with unknown care. My results came in very precise counts lol
 
What does your counting company say? Simply chucking 1/4 of a tube at him without reason increases worm resistance and undermines the reason why you count. Your count came in very precisely but with Westgate they only recommend a re-test in 3 months, not worming unless the count is over 200.
 
ester said:
well the results confuse me as the lowest you can get is <50epg, reading 4 chambers you can't get lower than that.

Breed doesn't matter, wouldn't matter if he were a sheep either :p. Do you know his worming history?
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My vet gives precise readings, although we have been on 0 for many years here.

I then used Westgate and got a < reading and I was horrified (can't remember if it was <50 or <200) so I called them and asked what exactly the count was, and they said my count was, in fact, 0. They don't give a figure as the number depends on the sample, so is only a guide as to worm population anyway. However, if you have been 0 for years, over many counts, I did need to know what the count, in fact, was!

So, it depends on who is doing the counts.

I would worm with the correct dosage, OP. Then I would count again after a suitable period of time. If they share grazing I would count them all again.
 
Red-1 said:
My vet gives precise readings, although we have been on 0 for many years here.

I then used Westgate and got a < reading and I was horrified (can't remember if it was <50 or <200) so I called them and asked what exactly the count was, and they said my count was, in fact, 0. They don't give a figure as the number depends on the sample, so is only a guide as to worm population anyway. However, if you have been 0 for years, over many counts, I did need to know what the count, in fact, was!

I would worm with the correct dosage, OP. Then I would count again after a suitable period of time. If they share grazing I would count them all again

So, it depends on who is doing the counts
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I think that must have changed - I use Westgate and do get "No eggs seen" so if it is 0 they do tell you.
 
OldNag said:
I think that must have changed - I use Westgate and do get "No eggs seen" so if it is 0 they do tell you.
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I wonder if I got the company wrong then? I thought it was Westgate, but it was a couple of years ago now, or they have changed the results. I do understand the sentiment that the result depends on the sample, but for a 0 it is good to know.

Having said that, this year we are going to camp on grass, so will be worming anyway as no doubt we will pick a few up there!
 
It makes me wonder what method they are using though as what westgate use is still 'gold standard'.

No eggs seen is not a zero, no eggs seen is <50epg because that is the limit of the standard Modified McMaster test. - 1 egg seen over 4 McMaster slide chambers tested = 50epg, so if you see no eggs it is <50epg.

I don't know why anyone would be using anything but the Modified McMaster test for testing individuals as opposed to whole herds.
 
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