Anthelmintic (wormer) resistance is a growing problem affecting the health and welfare of livestock and horses but what is it and what does it mean? The Moredun Research Institute has teamed up with animator Selina Wagner (Blobina Animations) to create a short film highlighting the important elements involved in the development and spread of anthelmintic resistance as well as the crucial messages on sustainable methods of worm control.
Professor Jacqui Matthews of the Moredun Research Institute, Scotland explains why high burdens of encysted small redworm, if left unchecked, can turn your horse’s large intestine into a life-threatening ‘big leaky tea bag’.
Wocket Woy says clean your fields! 💩🐴 Here's why you should try and poo pick every day...
Help, it all looks different! Here at Westgate Labs we’ve been really busy updating our systems to enable us to bring you the very best service for your animals’ worm control.
The end of 2016 heralded great news for us here at Westgate Labs! We were overjoyed to open the January issue of Your Horse Magazine to find that their lovely readers had voted our worm egg count kit into the top ten products of the year in their 2016 gear guide.
work is now underway to validate a laboratory test for the detection of encysted small redworm, with the anticipation that it will be commercially available in the next 1-2 years.
Horses itch for many reasons including sweetitch and fly irritation but repeated tail rubbing could also be a sign of pinworm (Oxyuris Equi), a pesky little parasite that has been on the increase in horses over the last few years.
For the third installment of our 'ask the expert' series we go to Carolyn Cummins MVB Phd MRCVS, consultant vet to Westgate Laboratories to get a veterinary view on the importance of good parasite control:
Treating your horse for worms is important but worming drugs can cause imbalances in the gut bacteria which in turn can create its own problems. To help you protect your horse when giving this medication we talked to veterinary surgeon Liam Gamble MA VetMB MRCVS from Protexin Equine Premium about using probiotics help to restore the balance by promoting the growth of good bacteria.
Publication in a peer reviewed journal means that subject specialists have fully reviewed, or refereed, the research paper. The publication of the EquiSal Tapeworm validation paper therefore demonstrates quality of science, reliability of the findings and that the research is of an accepted standard.