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Autumn Parasite Control 2020
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Autumn Parasite Control 2020

For your horse

🍂🍁 And just like that it's autumn already!! After a warm wet summer with a higher number of positive worm counts than normal across the UK it's especially important to keep a close eye on red worm and ascarid activity with a worm egg count for each horse this season. ☑️ Worm egg count for redworm and roundworm ☑️ Decide whether you need to EquiSal test for tapeworm ☑️ Keep an eye out for bots and pinworm activity

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Join World Horse Welfare and Westgate Labs for a Free Worming Webinar
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Join World Horse Welfare and Westgate Labs for a Free Worming Webinar

Wednesday 29th July '20

Watch a recording of the webinar when we discussed all things worm related! We looked at the latest on drug resistance and why we need to move to evidence based control, the testing techniques available for the different parasites and then how to build this into a programme for a healthy horse.

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Emerging Bot Fly Larvae
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Emerging Bot Fly Larvae

Spotted in Horse Dung

👀 We’ve had quite a few sightings of bot larvae this week in horse’s droppings. It’s just the time of year for them as the little reddish armadillo type larvae that have overwintered in the horses’s stomach are ready to hatch.

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Free Grassland management webinar
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Free Grassland management webinar

Free Grassland management webinar

The British Society of Animal Science, along with the British Grasslands Association are running a free webinar to help to manage grassland in a way that stores carbon and reduces net greenhouse gas emissions. The session will concentrate on the science behind and the potential of soil, pasture and on-farm woodland to increase Carbon storage potential and improve efficiency (reduce emissions) with Prof Michael Lee, BSAS Global

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Summer Parasite Control 2020
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Summer Parasite Control 2020

For Horses

🌻🐴 Summer Parasite Control ✅ worm egg count every 8-12 weeks ⚠️ If you tapeworm tested or gave Equest Pramox in the winter it's time to do an EquiSal Tapeworm test. ✅ look out for bots, pinworm and ticks Every season brings its problems and even though we look forward to the long light days, summer is no exception. So while the battle to control flies is a visible daily trial at this time of year it’s important to remember about other parasites too that might affect the health of our horses.

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Equilibrium Competition
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Equilibrium Competition

in partnership with Westgate Labs

🌻COMPETITION🌻 Win an Equilibrium Field Relief Mask, a Net Relief Riding Mask and Skin Soother! To help make Summer a breeze, we've joined forces with our friends at Equilibrium Products to offer one lucky follower the chance to win a prize bundle of fantastic Fly Protection Products for their horse.

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Westgate Labs comes of age
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Westgate Labs comes of age

Interview in Over The Counter Magazine

As Westgate Labs turns 21 this year we talk to Over The Counter Magazine about our tiny beginnings, what inspires us and how we've been able to give back as a business to the things that matter.

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Posting Samples Over May Bank Holiday
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Posting Samples Over May Bank Holiday

And how to find a Priority Post Box

Friday 8th is a bank holiday which means we're closed on this day, in lieu of this, the lab will be testing on Saturday 9th May. Read our guide on how this affects postal deliveries and what you can do to circumnavigate these to the best of your ability to help get samples here in time to test.

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Free interactive training course for horse owners
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Free interactive training course for horse owners

An Introduction to Parasite Control

We've produced a free interactive training course to help owners learn more about equine parasites and ways to protect their horses from worm damage. The module, entitled ‘An Introduction to Parasite Control’ went live today, 30th April 2020, and features fun facts, quizzes and videos to explain about the perils of wormer resistance and how to use worm egg counts and other testing methods to help keep them healthy.

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