Other Animal Test Results What does my result mean?
Your test results will list any worm eggs that were seen in the sample with an infection level if this is relevant. Below is a list of the common grazing animals we test and the type of parasites that might be reported in your results. This list is not exhaustive; please contact us for further information if you have an animal type not listed below.
Our SQP’s in the lab are G, J and A qualified which means they are legally qualified to prescribe wormers for Equines, Farm animals and Avians.
**The table below is to be used as a guide. Before selecting a treatment option you should always consider the resistance status of your farm/pasture, risk level of the flock, liverfluke and which chemical you last used to avoid building resistance.**
|
Sheep & Cow Parasites |
Worming Threshold for treatment |
Drench options |
| Strongyle / Trichostrongyle spp (roundworm) |
<225 e.p.g Low count - No treatment required at this time. >250 e.p.g Medium count - Worming required for individuals who are not thriving. >750 e.p.g High count - Worming required for large portion of the group sampled, select some fit and healthy individuals to remain untreated to preserve refugia population. |
White, Yellow, Clear, Orange & Purple |
| Eimeria spp (Coccidia) |
<4975 e.p.g Low count - No treatment required at this time. >5000epg Medium count - treatment required in individuals who are not thriving or symptomatic. >50000 High count - treatment required for large portion of the group, healthy symptom-free individuals can remain untreated. |
Dycoxan |
| Nematodirus (roundworm) | Treat at any level | White |
| Tapeworm | Treat only if animal is not thriving - Considered non-pathogenic and unlikely to cause disease. | White, Yellow |
| Whipworm (rounworm) | Treat only if animal is not thriving & burden is >1500epg - Considered non-pathogenic and unlikely to cause disease. | White, Yellow, Clear, Orange & Purple |
| Strongyloides papillosus (roundworm) | Treat only if animal is not thriving & burden is >1500epg - Considered non-pathogenic and unlikely to cause disease. | White, Yellow, Clear, Orange & Purple |
| Capillaria Spp (roundworm) | Treat only if animal is not thriving & burden is >1500epg - Considered non-pathogenic and unlikely to cause disease. | White, Yellow, Clear, Orange & Purple |
Sheep
Worm Count
Below is a list of the parasites we can detect in a faecal worm egg count. It should be noted that several species of Trichostrongyle eggs are not distinguishable from one another in faecal flotation (Ostertagia, Teladorsagia, Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Cooperia, Mecistocirrus, Bunostomum, Oesophagostomum) and therefore are grouped together as Strongyle/trichostrongyle spp when results are reported.
- Strongyle / Trichostrongyle spp (roundworm)
- Nematodirus spp (roundworm)
- Eimeria spp. (Coccidia)
- Moniezia (Tapeworm)
- Strongyloides papillosus (roundworm)
- Trichuris spp/Whipworm (roundworm)
- Capillaria spp (roundworm)
***Please note Tapeworm, Whipworm and Strongyloides are considered non-pathogenic and whilst they may be present are unlikely to cause disease. ***
Major roundworm species involved in disease in UK Flocks
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Season |
| Nematodirus Battus | Thread-necked Worm | Late spring/ early summer |
|
Teladorsagia (Ostertagia) circumcincta |
Brown stomach worm |
Early summer |
|
Haemonchus contortus |
Barber’s pole worm |
Early summer |
|
Trichostrongylus spp |
Scour worm |
Late summer/autumn |
Liver Fluke test
- Liver fluke eggs present
Lungworm test
- Lungworm larvae present
Cows
Worm Count
Below is a list of the parasites we can detect in a faecal worm egg count. It should be noted that several species of Trichostrongyle eggs are not distinguishable from one another in faecal flotation (Ostertagia, Teladorsagia, Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Cooperia, Mecistocirrus, Bunostomum, Oesophagostomum) and therefore are grouped together as Strongyle/trichostrongyle spp when results are reported.
- Strongyle / Trichostrongyle spp (roundworm)
- Nematodirus spp (roundworm)
- Eimeria spp. (Coccidia)
- Moniezia (Tapeworm)
- Strongyloides papillosus (roundworm)
- Trichuris spp/Whipworm (roundworm)
- Capillaria spp (roundworm)
*** Please note Tapeworm, Whipworm and Strongyloides are considered non-pathogenic and whilst they may be present are unlikely to cause disease. ***
Major roundworm species involved in disease in UK Herds
|
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Season |
|
Cooperia Onchophora |
No common name | All seasons |
|
Ostertagia ostertagi (Type 1) |
Brown stomach worm |
Late summer/ autumn |
|
Ostertagia ostertagi (Type 2) |
Brown stomach worm |
Late Winter/ Spring (emergence of arrested larvae) |
|
Trichostrongylus spp |
Scour worm |
Late summer/autumn |
|
Nematodirus Battus |
Thread-necked worm |
Spring |
Liver Fluke test
- Liver fluke eggs present
Lungworm test
- Lungworm larvae present
Goats
Worm Counts
- Strongyle / Trichostrongyle spp (roundworm)
- Nematodirus spp (roundworm)
- Eimeria spp. (Coccidia)
- Moniezia (Tapeworm)
- Strongyloides papillosus (roundworm)
- Trichuris spp/Whipworm (roundworm)
- Capillaria spp (roundworm)
Llama
Worm Count
- Strongyle / Trichostrongyle spp (roundworm)
- Nematodirus spp (roundworm)
- Eimeria spp. (Coccidia)
- Moniezia (Tapeworm)
- Strongyloides papillosus (roundworm)
- Trichuris spp/Whipworm (roundworm)
- Capillaria spp (roundworm)
Liver Fluke test
- Liver fluke eggs present
Alpaca
Worm Count
- Strongyle / Trichostrongyle spp (roundworm)
- Nematodirus spp (roundworm)
- Eimeria spp. (Coccidia)
- Moniezia (Tapeworm)
- Strongyloides papillosus (roundworm)
- Trichuris spp/Whipworm (roundworm)
- Capillaria spp (roundworm)
Liver Fluke test
- Liver fluke eggs present